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Duke Ellington Quotes
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Type: Musician Quotes Category: American Musician Quotes Date of Birth: April 29, 1899 Date of Death: May 24, 1974 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Duke Ellington Related Authors: Loretta Lynn Lenny Kravitz Elvis Presley Paul Simon Billy Joel Bob Dylan Little Richard Don Was |
A man is a god in ruins.
Duke Ellington A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington A problem is your chance to do your best. Duke Ellington Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it. Duke Ellington By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with. Duke Ellington 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. Duke Ellington Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young. Duke Ellington Gray skies are just clouds passing over. Duke Ellington I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. Duke Ellington It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something. Duke Ellington Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited. Duke Ellington My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never. Duke Ellington Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees. Duke Ellington 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. Duke Ellington People do not retire. They are retired by others. Duke Ellington Playing "bop" is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing. Duke Ellington The wise musicians are those who play what they can master. Duke Ellington There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter. Duke Ellington There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone. Duke Ellington You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it. Duke Ellington |
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