I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
QUINCY JONESAll the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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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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Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I’m needed by someone. As long as you have that, you’re healthy.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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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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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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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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Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
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After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it’s worse than ever.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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.
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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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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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