Quote #25

Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.

More from Duke Ellington

  1. My biggest kick in music-playing or writing-is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
  2. Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
  3. My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.
  4. The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
  5. Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
  6. There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
  7. 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 y…
  8. There is no art when one does something without intention.

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