There is no art without intention.
DUKE ELLINGTONI 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.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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New York is a place where the rich walk, the poor drive Cadillacs, and beggars die of malnutrition with thousands of dollars hidden in their mattresses.
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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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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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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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Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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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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You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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