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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.

Quincy Jones

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
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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Economics Money Myself Racism
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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Age End Myself Practice Time
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
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
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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Break Mistake Preparation Time Yourself
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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Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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Architecture Frozen Music
I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!
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Choice Love Myself Player
My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children’s books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
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Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
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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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song

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