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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.

Quincy Jones

They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
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.”
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Boundary Limitation Love Myself Relationship Time
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
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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Beginning Day Father Greatness Myself Small
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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Children Criticism Greatness Love Mindset Peace Yourself
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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Age Degree Determination Himself Ideas Person
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
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
I never felt like I had a mother.
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Feeling Mom 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
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
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
My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love Myself

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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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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