Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
QUINCY JONESA person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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When I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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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 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.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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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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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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