Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
DUKE ELLINGTONSimplicity is a most complex form.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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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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Yet, every time God’s children have thrown away fear in pursuit of honesty-trying to communicate themselves, understood or not, miracles have happened.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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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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You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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There is no art without intention.
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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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I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.
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