Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
DUKE ELLINGTONDancing is very important to people who play music with a beat. I think that people who don’t dance, or who never did dance, don’t really understand the beat. I know musicians who don’t and never did dance, and they have difficulty communicating.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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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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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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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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Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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Every man prays in his own language.
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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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Somehow I suspect that if Shakespeare were alive today, he might be a jazz fan himself.
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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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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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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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There is no art without intention.
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You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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