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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.

Quincy Jones

Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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Bad Myself Save Sing Song
I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
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Life Myself Need Record Tribute
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
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love Myself
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
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
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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People Travel Young Yourself
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

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