Quincy Jones Quotes

I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.

Quincy Jones

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It couldn't interest me less, the idea of putting a living room on stage. I just think, what's the point of walking into a theater to see a living room? A sofa in a forest? Now you're talking.

John Tiffany

MeThinkWalkingForestTalkingYou

God has given me a life far beyond anything I ever dreamed about. God is, man, God is something else man.

Steve Harvey

LifeGodManMeBeyondAnything

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Stephen Covey

LeadershipDisciplineManagementOut

I think for me, the most fun competition that I've had was my first Worlds.

Simone Biles

CompetitionFunMeThinkFirstMost

Here's the reality: when Hillary Clinton won the nomination, the DNC handed her insufficient and substandard tools for success.

Tom Perez

SuccessRealityToolsHerHereWon

By a considerable margin, my family's largest-ever financial expenditure was the adoption of our two sons.

Rumaan Alam

FamilyFinancialTwoSonsMargin

Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn.

Jason Reynolds

ChangeYourselfGrowLearnYouWill

There's that rule: Don't show any of the other cameras. Why? Do you think the viewer doesn't think we filmed this?

Jonathan Demme

ThinkYouWhyRuleShowOther

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails.

Dirk Benedict

RichFamousSolutionDreamWant

Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets.

Denis Shapovalov

WinYouThreeWantUnderstandShame

I did two films that have a great following. One is 'Caddyshack,' one is 'Tron.' To tell you the truth, most people don't know that it's me in both films.

Cindy Morgan

TruthGreatPeopleMeYouKnow

I love my dad. There is no doubt about that. He is a wonderful man and a good person. Like many father/son relationships, we have our struggles, our misunderstandings, and our miscommunications. We are very different people, but also very similar at the same time.

Brad Goreski

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