Quincy Jones Quotes
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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Outside of hip-hop, it was in comics that I most often found the aesthetics and wisdom of my world reflected.
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I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.
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Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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I can sit and analyze everything and beat myself up and say you don't quite sing as good as you used to, you're writing better songs maybe than you used to, but to me it's just the journey.
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The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.
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Wasting time is something that people do or feel all over the world, not just in Italy.
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That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.
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In my mind, every single female character I've written is plus-size.
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Isaac and I are going to Israel to ride for peace enviromental justice and a safer world for us all.
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Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully.
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Shoes are very emotional. For women, they carry the message that you want to give to the world. One day you want to be sexy, or super powerful at your job - you wear a great pump. If you want to be on-the-go and running after your kids - you wear a great flat.
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To be black in the Baltimore of my youth was to be naked before the elements of the world.
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I really identified with Pocahontas' struggles as a young woman trying to identify herself in a modern, changing world and trying to stay true to her culture and heritage.
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You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know? Travel and perform every single night, and travel to another city the next day and do it all over again? You learn a lot of new things about yourself, and you make a lot of connections with people.
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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.
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I'm just the second Bodhi. I think there will be more. I have the feeling this is only the first re-imagination of 'Point Break'.
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So you've decided to travel around the world. This is an excellent thing to do. It's a precious place, this planet. We should see it.
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We often assume that if we are good people we will not suffer the ills of the world.
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And only weaklings...who lack courage and the power to feel they're right when the whole world says they're wrong, ever lose.
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Strong as it looks at the outset, State-agency perpetually disappoints every one. Puny as are its first stages, private efforts daily achieve results that astound the world.
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Anne Richard, a senior U.S. State Department official, testified at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing in November 2015 that any Syrian refugee trying to get into the United States is scrutinized by officials from the National Counterterrorism Center, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, State Department and Pentagon.
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It's true with fashion, acting, anything: Make sure it's timeless, but at the same time, there's got to be a little hint of risk.
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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.
