A problem is a chance for you to do your best. - Duke Ellington [Edward Kennedy Ellington] (1899 - 1974)
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難題に出くわしたならベストを尽くすチャンスだよ。 - デューク・エリントン［エドワード・ケネディ・エリントン］ (1899 - 1974)
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