Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is. Either you have it or you haven’t; there’s no proof of it.
DUKE ELLINGTONWhat does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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There is no art without intention.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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My mother told me I was blessed, and I have always taken her word for it. Being born of – or reincarnated from – royalty is nothing Like being blessed. Royalty is inherited from another human being; blessedness comes from God.
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Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It’s not an occupation or profession, it’s a compulsion.
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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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