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 JONESI 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.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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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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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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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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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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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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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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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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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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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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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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