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I’ve met every freak in the business.

Quincy Jones

I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
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Laughter Loud Myself Truth
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia, who is going to come along and upset everybody.
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Children Come Music Upset
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
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
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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Age Degree Determination Himself Ideas Person
The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Act Arrangement Record
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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Age End Myself Practice Time
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
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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People Right Unfair Yourself
All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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Love Music Relationship Woman
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Movie Music Rhythm
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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Better Life Move Myself Way
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
My son is a hip-hop producer.
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Job Myself Production Son

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