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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

American Musician

Born: Apr 29, 1899

Died: May 24, 1974

Art Like Music Play Some You

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A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington

Best You Problem Do Your Best Your Chance

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never. Duke Ellington

Attitude Satisfied Enough Never

I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. Duke Ellington

Energy Took Some Pout Takes Merely Wrote Blues

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

Sometimes Think Carried Critics Someone Rather Purposes Supposed Concerning Than Get Did Done Little Themselves Should Away

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it. Duke Ellington

Art You Dangerous Attractions Ceases Want

Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing. Duke Ellington

Missing Like Vowels Scrabble Playing

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young. Duke Ellington

Me Fate Young Too Kind Being Famous Want

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

Saying Myself Say Knees Openly Been Loudly Now

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. Duke Ellington

Life Bible People Word Mine About More Had Learned Understand Becoming Been Began Taught Acquainted Much

There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone. Duke Ellington

Music Art Money Will Gone Any Interest Hardly

A man is a god in ruins. Duke Ellington

God Man Ruins

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