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Inspirational Quotes by Duke Ellington
- Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn't do nothing.
- I don't need time, I need a deadline.
- Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
- I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!
- There is no art when one does something without intention.
- Every man prays in his own language.
- 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…
- Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
- The artist must say it without saying it.
- Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
- The Europeans who went to Africa came back with “modern' art. What is more African than a Picasso?
- You've got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
- Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
- A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
- A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
- 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.
- Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
- There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
- There is no art without intention.
- It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
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