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Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.

Quincy Jones

I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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Children Writing Yourself
A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer – you put a great song on top of that, you’re really in great shape!
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Greatness Singer Sound Yourself
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Art Emotional Important Military Yourself
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
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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Architecture Frozen Music
My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
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Beginning Day Father Greatness Myself Small
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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Age End Myself Practice Time
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children’s books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
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Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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Acceptance Confidence Myself Worth Yourself
I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
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Laughter Loud Myself Truth

Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.

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Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.

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