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Every man prays in his own language.

Duke Ellington

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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Money Myself Pay Togetherness
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Best Chance Problem Yourself
There is no art when one does something without intention.
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Art Intention
Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Missing Play
If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Feeling Music Sound
Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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Best Chance Ourselves Problem
Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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Music Sing Song Sweet
Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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Discipline Value Virtue
Simplicity is a most complex form.
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Complex Form Simplicity
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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Concern Criticism Himself Purpose Thinking
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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Famous Fate Kindness Myself Young
The problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so extraordinary a musician is he.
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Contribution Expression Music Myself Problem
Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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Creation Instinct Past Thinking
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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Finding Himself Man Request
There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Forget Inspirational Life Rule
People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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People Retirement

Every man prays in his own language.

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