Quincy Jones Quotes
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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I think the really cool and compelling thing about math and physics is that it opens up entry to all these hypotheticals - or at least, it gives you the language to talk about them. But at the same time, if a scenario is completely disconnected from reality, it's not all that interesting.
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You have to realize that a lot of life is just fortune and the ebbs of flows of what goes on.
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Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
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I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.
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Political correctness means nothing to me. Nothing. It's the new Puritanism, darling. Preventing us from expressing ourselves.
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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If I have a Sunday free, I'll go up the coast and spend some time on the beach. I scuba dive and swim and sail. A lot of the things I like are around the water.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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It doesn't matter if people perceive me as being a little strange. I think overall, even when I am on stage, when people see me, I am setting an example.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I was a Girl Scout!
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I've banged my head quite a bit. I liked Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC. And of course, Ratt and Poison.
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I think it's more important than ever to be as vocal as I can be about things I believe in outside of music.
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When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
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I don't think I am that materialistic, actually. Obviously at home in the country the art collection is important, but we have one big room in the middle of the house where we do everything - the television, the kitchen, everything.
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On Christmas morning, we always make breakfast, and everyone eats before we open any presents. I make muffins and homemade applesauce, which I don't think anyone likes as much as I do... I just love the way it makes the house smell!
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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
