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Quincy Jones

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
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
China’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.
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People Right Unfair Yourself
I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Divorce Freedom Marriage Myself
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
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
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
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
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
I never felt like I had a mother.
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Feeling Mom Myself
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
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
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

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

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