A goal is a dream with a finish line.
DUKE ELLINGTONSelfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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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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I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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I’m sure critics have their purpose, 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 he did.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn’t want your daughter to associate with.
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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!
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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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Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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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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There is no art without intention.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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