I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
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 no… - Quincy Jones
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 no…
- Quincy Jones
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me. - Quincy Jones
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
I look back and say, "This must have been somebody else." I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this. - Quincy Jones
I look back and say, "This must have been somebody else." I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk. - Quincy Jones
I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.
Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended. My family problems d… - Quincy Jones
Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended. My family problems d…
The people who make it to the top - whether they're musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos - are addicted to their calling ... [they] are th… - Quincy Jones
The people who make it to the top - whether they're musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos - are addicted to their calling ... [they] are th…
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. - Quincy Jones
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.
Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room. - Quincy Jones
Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.
The process is the most beautiful part. - Quincy Jones
The process is the most beautiful part.
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