Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
QUINCY JONESExcellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I don’t remember feeling love.
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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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A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.
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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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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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I improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
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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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The relationship with a producer and an artist is really special. It’s got to be love and respect, amazing mutual respect for each other, because that’s what makes a good record.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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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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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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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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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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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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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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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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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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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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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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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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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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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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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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The process is the most beautiful part.
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