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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.

Quincy Jones

My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
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
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
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
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
Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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Children Writing 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
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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Myself See Steal Thinking Time Touch
Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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People Travel Young Yourself
I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!
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Choice Love Myself Player
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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Break Mistake Preparation Time Yourself
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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