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Duke Ellington

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Quotes by Duke Ellington

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The whole world revolves around New York. Very little happens anywhere unless someone in New York presses the button.
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Everything's OK / The live long day / With this mellow song / I can't go wrong
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In a mellow tone / Feeling fancy free / And I'm not alone / I've got company
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Missed the Saturday dance / Heard they crowded the floor / Couldn't bear it without you / Don't get around much anymore
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Life has two rules: Number one, never quit; Number two, always remember rule number one.
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Hurry, get on board, it's comin', listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard. Get on the 'A' train, soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.
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Roaming through the jungle of "Ohs" and "Ahs", searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats.
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San Francisco is one of the great cultural plateaus of the world - one of the really urbane communities in the United States - one of the truly cosmopolitan places and for many, many years, it always has had a warm welcome for human beings from all over the world.
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The ultimate in art is self-expression not escape.
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A problem is a chance for your to do your best.
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