By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn’t want your daughter to associate with.
—Duke Ellington
Topics: Jazz
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don’t want it.
—Duke Ellington
Topics: Arts, Artists, Art
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
—Duke Ellington
Topics: Optimism, Adversity
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
A problem is your chance to do your best.
—Duke Ellington
Topics: Problems
Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
—Duke Ellington
Topics: Jazz
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
—Duke Ellington
Topics: Adversity, Problem-solving, Doing Your Best, Problems, Difficulties, Chance
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