A goal is a dream with a finish line.
DUKE ELLINGTONYou have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.
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A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
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Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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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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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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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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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
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Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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There is no art without intention.
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