Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
QUINCY JONESI never felt like I had a mother.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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The process is the most beautiful part.
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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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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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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.
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Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don’t think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
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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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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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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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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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