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If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.

Quincy Jones

Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
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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Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
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
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
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
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
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
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
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
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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Laughter Loud Myself Truth
It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
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Attitude Darkness Fear Life Light Love Man
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
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
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
I never felt like I had a mother.
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Feeling Mom Myself
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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Day Health Need Talk Yourself

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