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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

A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
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
I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it.
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Award Brain Deserve Fame Myself Operation
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
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
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
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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Consciousness Myself Woman
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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Love Music Relationship Woman
After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it’s worse than ever.
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Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
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
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I’m needed by someone. As long as you have that, you’re healthy.
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Day Health Need Talk Yourself
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed 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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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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