Every man prays in his own language.
DUKE ELLINGTONYou’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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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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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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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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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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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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Everybody in Canada seemed to listen to what they enjoyed, and nobody could tell them what to like, or what was the popular, or what was the In thing. Even today, it is very hard to brainwash a Canadian.
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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, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It’s not an occupation or profession, it’s a compulsion.
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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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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