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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.

Quincy Jones

It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
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Attitude Darkness Fear Life Light Love Man
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Art Emotional Important Military Yourself
I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
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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Age Dreams Myself Past Time View
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
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
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
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
You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
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
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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Country Food Language Music Soul
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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Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness

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