Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
DUKE ELLINGTONI’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.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There is no art without intention.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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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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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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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 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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I don’t believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again.
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