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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!

Quincy Jones

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
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Art Emotional Important Military Yourself
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 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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Ground Industry Myself Place
It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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Trouble Yourself
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
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
Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Paint Record School
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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Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
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
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
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
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
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
Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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God Leaving Ourselves Religious Room Space

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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