Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
QUINCY JONESIt’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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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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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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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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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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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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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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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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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’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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