A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
DUKE ELLINGTONSimplicity is a most complex form.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There is no art without intention.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Every man prays in his own language.
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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 don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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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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I 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.
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don’t want it.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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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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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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