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Duke Ellington Quotes



Quotes by Duke Ellington - (6 quotes)

Duke Ellington - From the Artists category:

The artist must say it without saying it. (Duke Ellington)

Duke Ellington - From the Critics category:

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)

Duke Ellington - From the Immortality category:

We aren't worried about posterity – we want it to sound good right now. (Duke Ellington)

Duke Ellington - From the Meaning category:

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. (Duke Ellington)

Duke Ellington - From the Production category:

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

Duke Ellington - From the Time category:

I don't need time, I need a deadline. (Duke Ellington)