Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
DUKE ELLINGTONThere are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can’t. Don’t spend any time on the latter.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine.
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I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.
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The problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so extraordinary a musician is he.
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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There is no art without intention.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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