Duke Ellington Quotes
15 quotations by Duke Ellington
 | You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it. |  |
| There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone. | |
| The wise musicians are those who play what they can master. | |
| Playing "bop" is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing. | |
| People do not retire. They are retired by others. | |
| Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees. | |
| My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never. | |
| Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited. | |
| It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something. | |
| Gray skies are just clouds passing over. | |
| Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young. | |
| By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with. | |
| Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it. | |
| A problem is your chance to do your best. | |
| A man is a god in ruins. | |