Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I’m needed by someone. As long as you have that, you’re healthy.
QUINCY JONESYoung people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it’s worse than ever.
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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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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It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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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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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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