A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
DUKE ELLINGTONNow I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is. Either you have it or you haven’t; there’s no proof of it.
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Every man prays in his own language.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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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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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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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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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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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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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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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 never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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