I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
QUINCY JONESWhen I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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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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If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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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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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 bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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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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Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.
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