Duke Ellington Quotes

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

There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit Number2- Never forget rule number 1.

Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.

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

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.

Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.

You've got to find a way of saying it without saying it.

Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

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