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

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Best Chance Do Your Best Problem You Your

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

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Attitude Enough Never Satisfied

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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Clouds Gray Just Over Passing Skies

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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

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

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

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Art Attractions Ceases Dangerous Want You

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

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Blues Energy Merely Pout Some Takes Took Wrote

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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

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

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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

Topics: About Any Kinds Latter Something Spend Those Time Two Worries You

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

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Like Missing Playing Scrabble

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People do not retire. They are retired by others.

~Duke Ellington

Topics: Others People Retire Retired

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 29th, 1899

Died: May 24th, 1974

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