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"27 Duke Ellington Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 29 April 1899. Died: 24 May 1974 | Composer | Pianist |

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

Wise musicians Who play Can master
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I don't need time, I need a deadline.

Need time A deadline
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

A problem A chance Your best
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.

Art Is dangerous The attractions It ceases
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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.

Two kinds Worries You can Something about
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My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

My attitude Be satisfied Never enough
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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.

Fate Being kind Want me Too famous
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Love is supreme and unconditional. Like is nice, but limited.

Love Supreme Unconditional
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.

Music Local reflection Beauty
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You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.

You've got Some way Saying it
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It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.

It's like An act Murder You play
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Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Music My mistress Plays Second fiddle
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There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.

Money interest I art Music Is gone
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Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.

Selfishness A virtue Is essential To survival
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?

What does Music mean You do
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There is no art when one does something without intention.

No art Does something Without intention
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Every man prays in his own language.

Every man Prays Own language
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Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.

Jazz Good barometer Freedom
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!

Sound good Feels good
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Yet, every time God's children have thrown away fear in pursuit of honesty-trying to communicate themselves, understood or not, miracles have happened.

Every time God's children Away fear In pursuit
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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.

Create Be true Depend only Good taste
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.

Self discipline A virtue Acquired asset Be invaluable
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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.

Love Indescribable Unconditional Thousand things
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Simplicity is a most complex form.

Simplicity Complex form
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.

A goal A dream Fish line
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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad.

Stop listening In categories The music Either good
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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.

Music I hear Live by An occupation
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Duke Ellington Quotes & Sayings