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There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can’t. Don’t spend any time on the latter.

Duke Ellington

Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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Lazy Limitation Procrastination
The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
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Himself Important Known Listening Musician
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
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
People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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People Retirement
New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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Hell Music Time
Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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Best Chance Ourselves Problem
My biggest kick in music -playing or writing- is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
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Interest Music Problem Yourself
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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Meaning Yourself
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
Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine.
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Bond Friendship Myself Right
If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.
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Epitome Music Original Standard
Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Missing Play
It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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Act Commitment Murder Play Yourself
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Best Chance Problem Yourself
There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can’t. Don’t spend any time on the latter.
DUKE ELLINGTON

Kind Time Wasted Worry Yourself

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