Quincy Jones Quotes

It's easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.

Quincy Jones

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GoodMusicEasyAttentionYouPlay

Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.

Michael Crichton

TechnologyUpside DownRealityDown

Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solution.

John Thune

PositiveIdeasChanceSolutionWhole

One is punished by the very things by which he sins.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

ThingsHeSinsVeryWhichPunished

A jurist can obey the letter of the law and violate its spirit, or it can follow the spirit of the law and violate the letter of the law. I want someone who can reconcile the letter and the spirit of the law without partisan leanings.

Ron Crumpton

LawSomeoneWantSpiritFollowObey

One of the things I noticed in my career that gave me a lot of happiness early on was realising we don't have any control.

Rupert Friend

HappinessMeControlEarlyCareer

The reality, I believe, is that all change starts small. The big picture is just too unwieldy, too incomprehensible and seemingly immovable. But give us something individual, quantifiable and personalize-able and, suddenly, our perspective shifts to the one.

Mick Ebeling

ChangePerspectiveSmallBelieveBig

Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away.

LL Cool J

LoveSimpleDo What You LovePeople

I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

Dino De Laurentiis

MeYoungTwoKeepReally

I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off.

Dolly Parton

I AmThinkI CanKnowWillCapable

In college, I had an early introduction to classical genetics from Professor Dan Lindsley, also an extraordinary teacher who influenced me greatly.

Bruce Beutler

TeacherCollegeMeEarlyGenetics

The biggest thing you can do is understand that every time you're going to the grocery store, you're voting with your dollars. Support your farmers' market. Support local food. Really learn to cook.

Alice Waters

TimeFoodSupportVotingLearnYou

Road trips are amazing because you get to see the true India from a street level and interact with people from different states that have so much pride in their local heritage, food, and customs.

Shenaz Treasury

FoodPeopleAmazingRoadPrideYou

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