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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.

Quincy Jones

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
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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Age End Myself Practice Time
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
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
Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Divorce Freedom Marriage Myself
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
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
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
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
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
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
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
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

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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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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