Duke Ellington Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Duke Ellington quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased musician born on Apr 29, 1899). These are the last 10 out of 20 quotes we have for him.
“People do not retire. They are retired by others.”
“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.”
“Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.”
“A problem is your chance to do your best.”
“It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.”
“Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.”
“Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.”
“A man is a god in ruins.”
“Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.”
“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.”
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