People do not retire. They are retired by others.

Quote by Duke Ellington

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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.

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.

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

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

A problem is your chance to do your best.

A problem is your chance to do your best.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too...

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master

I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's War and...

I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's War and...

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune