Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
QUINCY JONESWhenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!
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We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don’t think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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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.”
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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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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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
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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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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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