black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.

Quincy Jones

Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
QUINCY JONES

Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
I improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
QUINCY JONES

Better Life Move Myself Way
A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
QUINCY JONES

Bad Myself Save Sing Song
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
QUINCY JONES

Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
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.
QUINCY JONES

Artist Goodness Love Production Relationship Respect
I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it.
QUINCY JONES

Award Brain Deserve Fame Myself Operation
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.
QUINCY JONES

Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
QUINCY JONES

Boundary Limitation Love Myself Relationship Time
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.
QUINCY JONES

Break Mistake Preparation Time Yourself
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
QUINCY JONES

Artist Death True World
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

Choice Love Myself Player
Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
QUINCY JONES

People Travel Young 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.
QUINCY JONES

Day Health Need Talk Yourself
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.
QUINCY JONES

Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
QUINCY JONES

Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
QUINCY JONES

God Goodness Learning Mistake

Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Quincy Jones Quotes