You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
QUINCY JONESI 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’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
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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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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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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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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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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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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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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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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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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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