Duke Ellington Quotes

Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.

Duke Ellington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974

Topics

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We all have our levels of risk tolerance. People who have decided they want to go to space are going to go.

Jim Cantrell

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I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already.

Jerry Lewis

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I did 'Doubt' as a film, a play and an opera.

John Patrick Shanley

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Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

Max Euwe

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I like lots of career politicians; I'm not against all career politicians.

Jeff Greene

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If you don't agree, present what you think is a better way.

Steve Scalise

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Gay TV has been immensely important in transforming American culture in a more gay-positive direction.

Tony Kushner

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I do home schooling. I went to regular school until fifth grade, and then I started doing home schooling, which it's completely different. I have a teacher on set with me and I just work with her, one-on-one.

Miranda Cosgrove

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I have dual citizenship with Italy.

Milo Ventimiglia

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Mommy and Daddy both had jobs when I was a kid, so, like a lot of people my age, TV became Mommy and books became Daddy.

Christopher McCulloch

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People don't ever have to starve to death; there are solutions. We have failed if we can't eradicate hunger in Africa and Ethiopia.

Coretta Scott King

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I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set.

Winona Ryder

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