Duke Ellington

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."

"Life is about experiences, memories, and the relationships we forge along the way."

"Don't waste your time trying to be better than somebody else."

"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn."

"Everybody prays whether they know it or not."

"There is hardly anything more important than the way you feel about yourself."

"The struggles in your life have created who you are."

"Create a space where it becomes possible for something new to happen."

"I love all kinds of music, and I don't think there's a hierarchy."

"Good music is good music, and that's what matters."

"You never know where your next big idea is coming from."

"I've always felt that each day was a gift and that I've tried not to waste my time on useless things."

"Life is a cumulative thing."

"When you do something every night, you tend to do it pretty good."

"My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough is done as long as something is not right."

"Loneliness is the saddest thing there is."

"I love you madly."

"Let love lead your way."

"There is no time for anything but the present."

"What is life without a friend to talk to."

"Keep smiling - it takes only 13 muscles, a frown takes 64."

"Feeling has never failed me, only thinking has."

"Life is a path you create, so make sure it goes somewhere."

"The three most important things in life are faith, hope, and love."

"Beyond category, that's where I want to be."

"I taught them everything they know - but not everything I know."

"Every person prays in his own language and there is no language God does not understand."

"If it sounds good and feels good, then it is good."

"I don't believe in categorizing anything."

"I like to hear a man talk about himself when he can do it simply and genuinely."