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Duke Ellington
American
Musician
About the author
Playing "bop" is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
People do not retire. They are retired by others.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#People
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,
American
Musician
#Life
#People
#Bible
#Word
Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Now
#Saying
You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Saying
There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Will
#Art
#Money
#Music
#Interest
Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Love
It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Play
#Act
#Murder
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Clouds
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,
American
Musician
By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Want
#Daughter
#Man
#Jazz
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Want
#Art
A problem is your chance to do your best.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Chance
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Chance
A man is a god in ruins.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#God
#Man
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Energy
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Want
#Being
#Famous
#Fate
My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Attitude
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,
American
Musician
#Time
The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
Duke Ellington,
American
Musician
#Play
#Musicians