Problems are chances for us to do our 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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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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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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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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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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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’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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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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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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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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