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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.

Quincy Jones

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
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
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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Learning Listening Reality Talk Yourself
A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.
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Love Myself People Wings
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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Attitude Darkness Fear Life Light Love Man
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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Father Hard Work Institution Mental Ourselves
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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Love Music Relationship Woman
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
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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Harmony Himself Imagination Old Person Young
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
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
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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God Leaving Ourselves Religious Room Space
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

Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.

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