People do not retire. They are retired by others.
DUKE ELLINGTONPlaying ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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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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Of the One O’Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: “I wish it were mine”.
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Critics have their purposes, 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 they did.
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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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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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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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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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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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My 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.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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