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.
DUKE ELLINGTONNew 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.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money!
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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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On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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Every man prays in his own language.
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Dancing 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.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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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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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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