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I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”

Quincy Jones

Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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Country Food Language Music Soul
A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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Bad Myself Save Sing Song
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
I look back and say, “This must have been somebody else.” I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
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Age Dreams Myself Past Time View
Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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God Leaving Ourselves Religious Room Space
China’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.
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People Right Unfair Yourself
I never felt like I had a mother.
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Feeling Mom Myself
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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Break Mistake Preparation Time Yourself
A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.
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Love Myself People Wings
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love Myself
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
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Economics Money Myself Racism

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