Simplicity is a most complex form.
DUKE ELLINGTONMy mother told me I was blessed, and I have always taken her word for it. Being born of – or reincarnated from – royalty is nothing Like being blessed. Royalty is inherited from another human being; blessedness comes from God.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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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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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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My biggest kick in music -playing or writing- is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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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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