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.

Quote by Duke Ellington

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A problem is your chance to do your best.

A problem is your chance to do your best.

People do not retire. They are retired by others.

People do not retire. They are retired by others.

On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so...

On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so...

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

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

It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.

It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.

Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on...

Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on...

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous...

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous...

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

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

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

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

Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited

Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited

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

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

Roaming through the jungle of oohs and ahs, searching for a more agreeable noise, I...

Roaming through the jungle of oohs and ahs, searching for a more agreeable noise, I...

Playing op is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.

Playing op is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.

There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money...

There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money...

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master

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

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

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't...

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't...

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice.

It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice.