Tag: Duke Ellington
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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.
Duke Ellington
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
Duke Ellington
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
Duke Ellington
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It’s like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.
Duke Ellington
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don’t want it.
Duke Ellington
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
Duke Ellington
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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.
Duke Ellington
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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.
Duke Ellington
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There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
Duke Ellington
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
Duke Ellington