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The process is the most beautiful part.

Quincy Jones

You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Divorce Freedom Marriage Myself
Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.
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Harmony Himself Imagination Old Person Young
Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Paint Record School
I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
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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Economics Money Myself Racism
The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Act Arrangement Record
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
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.
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Learning Listening Reality Talk Yourself
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’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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Big Deal Experience Start World Yourself
You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
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
Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Arrangement Myself Writing
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World

The process is the most beautiful part.

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