Quincy Jones Quotes

Your music can never be more or less than you are as a human being.

La edad de una persona puede determinarse por el grado de dolor que experimenta cuando entra en contacto con una idea nueva

Once a task has just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.

The only justification for looking down on anyone, is that you're going to stop and pick them up.

Well, listen, anger doesn't get anything done, so you have to find out: How do you make it work? That's why I was always maniacal about transforming every problem into a puzzle which I can solve. I can solve a puzzle — a problem just stresses me out.

Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.

You have to know that your real home is within.

Learn to deal with the valleys, the hills will take care of themselves.

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

the only way I have even made it to this age is because I chose to learn and grow from my limitations.

It’s amazing, the psychology of growing in your field, no matter
what you do. Growth comes from mistakes. You have to cherish
them, so you can learn from them. Your mistakes are your greatest
gift.

I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying “Ain’t that the truth

The tragedy of Tupac is that his untimely passing is representative of too many young black men in this country....If we had lost Oprah Winfrey at 25, we would have lost a relatively unknown, local market TV anchorwoman. If we had lost Malcolm X at 25, we would have lost a hustler named Detroit Red. And if I had left the world at 25, we would have lost a big-band trumpet player and aspiring composer — just a sliver of my eventual life potential.

You may be angry. These are difficult times and you may have a good reason for feeling that way. But imagine a world where instead of holding on to our anger, we use it to channel a more communal sense of love to make up for the lack thereof. What a world it would be.

«La ira es un ácido que puede dañar más el recipiente que lo contiene que cualquier otra cosa sobre la que se vierta».