Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
QUINCY JONESNot one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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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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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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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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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
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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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Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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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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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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