Duke Ellington Quotes

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

Duke Ellington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicWiseMusiciansPlayMaster

I want to see a world in which every entrepreneur has access to the resources he or she needs to succeed, and where through the power of supportive communities - that means you and me - every resource can be made available.

Jessica Jackley

PowerMeSucceedWorldYouWant

Well I think any designer that can understand what people need to be wearing right now is the biggest and best step that you can take. Instead of putting your ego first, you put the buyer first. And I think that that's a really important thing just to know what the consumer is wanting to wear.

Jessica Simpson

BestStepPeopleEgoThinkYou

The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?

Angelina Jolie

I AmFeelYouSexSayWould

Poe was such a tragic and brilliant figure; he's somebody whom I've been somewhat obsessed with my whole life. I first read 'The Tell-Tale Heart' at age four.

Rose McGowan

LifeAgeHeartBrilliantFirstFour

A passenger on a road journey is in the hands of a driver; a reader embarking on a book is in the hands of a narrator.

Romesh Gunesekera

JourneyBookRoadHandsDriver

Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.

Mike Krzyzewski

ParentsHelpDevelopmentReallyAlso

There's a fairy story called the 'The Shoemaker and the Elves' where this old cobbler keeps leaving leather out overnight and wakes up the next day, and there's a new pair of shoes. Co-authoring is a little like that. You send off the manuscript to your partner, and a few days later, you check your email, and hey, there's more book in here!

Jay Kristoff

ShoesDayBookStoryPartnerYou

Can you imagine - a blond Tarzan?

Johnny Weissmuller

YouImagineTarzanBlond

Coming up through the ranks of any calling can be rough, but that battered soul who survives the early years of courting the comic muse comes close to knowing what only the soldier knows: What combat is like.

Dick Cavett

SoulEarlyKnowingMuseSoldierUp

I came out of my professional athlete career with a 450 credit score, no money in the bank to show for it, but I had an Ivy League degree. So I put that Dartmouth degree to good use and got a job on Wall Street. I hated it but used the time to make connections and become financially literate.

Brian J. White

GoodTimeMoneyJobConnections

Telling diverse stories is at the heart of our culture.

Brandon Victor Dixon

HeartCultureTellingStoriesOur

I've already put my parents through the wringer with a number of my jobs!

Ari Graynor

ParentsThroughNumberJobsPut

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