Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
QUINCY JONESYou have to know that your real home is within.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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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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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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