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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.

Quincy Jones

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
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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Love Myself People Wings
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
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
You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
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 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
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
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
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love Myself
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
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
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 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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Greatness Singer Sound Yourself
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
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself

Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.

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