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I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

Quincy Jones

I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Divorce Freedom Marriage Myself
Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
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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Choice Love Myself Player
Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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People Travel Young Yourself
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
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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Hope Imagination Myself Society Start
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
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Boundary Limitation Love Myself Relationship Time
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Arrangement Myself Writing
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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Children Criticism Greatness Love Mindset Peace Yourself
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
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Life Myself Need Record Tribute
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
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 learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

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