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I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.

Quincy Jones

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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Award Brain Deserve Fame Myself Operation
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
You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
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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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Arrangement Myself Writing
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
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
I never felt like I had a mother.
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Feeling Mom Myself
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Movie Music Rhythm
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
Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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God Leaving Ourselves Religious Room Space
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
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
My son is a hip-hop producer.
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Job Myself Production Son
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 found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.

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