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Somehow I suspect that if Shakespeare were alive today, he might be a jazz fan himself.

Duke Ellington

What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Important Meaning Music Yourself
Critics have their purposes, and they’re supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
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Carry Criticism Focus Purpose Thinking
There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Forget Inspirational Life Rule
I don’t believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again.
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Believe Black Kind White Yourself
A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Dreams Finish Goal
Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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Loud Myself Open
There is no art without intention.
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Art Creation Creativity Intention One Liner
Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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Limitation Love
The Europeans who went to Africa came back with “modern’ art. What is more African than a Picasso?
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Art Creativity Modern
Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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Best Chance Ourselves Problem
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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Finding Himself Man Request
Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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Creation Instinct Past Thinking
There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it’s successful; if it doesn’t it has failed.
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Failure Kind Music Result Success
Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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Be Yourself Effort Hard Work Inspirational Self Love
Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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Music Sing Song Sweet
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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Famous Fate Kindness Myself Young

Somehow I suspect that if Shakespeare were alive today, he might be a jazz fan himself.

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