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Quincy Jones Quotes

Total quotes: 5

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Quincy Jones

Birthname

AKA: Quincy Jones

Birthday: March 14, 1933

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Educated At: Berklee College Of Music

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Talent Manager, Film Score Composer, Conductor, Jazz Musician, Trumpeter

Spouse: Peggy Lipton, Ulla Andersson

Total quotes: 5

“A symphony conductor knows more about how to lead than most businesspeople.”

— Quincy Jones, In Conversation: Quincy Jones

Tagged: Leadership, Building Social Frameworks, Coordination

“You’ve got to respect the gift God gave you by learning your craft.”

— Quincy Jones, In Conversation: Quincy Jones

Tagged: skills, Leaning Into Your Talent

“If you know where you come from, it’s easier to get where you’re going.”

— Quincy Jones, In Conversation: Quincy Jones

Tagged: Past, History, Conservation, Finding the Answer

“I appreciate the shit I have because I know what it’s like to have nothing.”

— Quincy Jones, In Conversation: Quincy Jones

Tagged: The Value of What You Have, From Rags to Riches, Perspective

“1964, when I was in Vegas, there were places I wasn’t supposed to go because I was black, but Frank [Sinatra] fixed that for me. It takes individual efforts like that to change things.”

— Quincy Jones, In Conversation: Quincy Jones

Tagged: racism

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