"A problem is just a chance to do your best."
Duke Ellington
Amen to that Sir Duke. Well said indeed. Succinct, concise, true. What a concept: problems are chances, opportunities to transcend. Certainly problems are frustrating and difficult, but to overcome them is the mark of human strength, no matter how large or small a problem may be.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) was an American pianist, composer, and big band leader. The Duke is commonly associated with the big band jazz genre which he was undeniably a luminary of, but his influence reaches further than can be measured. Considered widely to be THE greatest composer of the 20th century, Ellington's career included movie scoring and stage musicals. Though he is chiefly remembered for his compositions numbering more than 1,000. Respectably, Ellington preferred to label his music "American music" as opposed to jazz music.
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