That’s one of my favorite quotes — much better than my
The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention.
Words are cheap — Ellington is telling us how he put the idea into practice.
I thought of him the other day when I was rereading Steal Like an Artist. In it Austin Kleon says
One time I was up late on my laptop and my wife yelled at me, “Stop picking fights on Twitter and make something!
She was right.
When he gets angry he tries to channel his anger into his writing and drawing.
It’s the same idea, but I still prefer the elegance of Ellington’s quote.
May 25, 2015
I hadn’t come across this and I simply love it. It is just like his music!
Yes!
Love that quote!
🙂
I need to reread “Steal like an Artist” again
and also his book “Show your Work”.
His words are fading from my memory, I need a refresher!
They are such fun reads — and energizing/motivating. How about writing a post about them? I would love to read it.