Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
QUINCY JONESIf architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
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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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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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The relationship with a producer and an artist is really special. It’s got to be love and respect, amazing mutual respect for each other, because that’s what makes a good record.
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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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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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A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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