"If I don't have a mother, I'll let…" — Quincy Jones

"If I don't have a mother, I'll let music be my mother."

— Quincy Jones

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86 Quotes by Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones has 86 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia,…
I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."
The people who make it to the top - whether they're musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos - are…
I don't deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I…
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
I was inspired by a lot of people when I was young. Every band that came through town, to the…
It's easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just…
It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.
The only music I don't like is bad music.
Editing while you're writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
I've met every freak in the business.
After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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