Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.' Quincy Jones begindaddyday Change image and share on social
Cherish your mistakes, and you won't keep making them over and over again. It's the same with heartbreaks and girls and everything else. Cherish them, and they'll put some wealth in you. Quincy Jones cherishgirlheartbreak Change image and share on social
I was reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, all sorts of philosophy. Bebop cats are like that. Curious. I wanted to know about everything. Quincy Jones bebopcatcurious Change image and share on social
I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy. Quincy Jones beardiehope Change image and share on social
I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins. Quincy Jones bandbrickchoir share on social
When I was 14, I was a passenger in a terrible accident. Quincy Jones accidentpassengerterrible Change image and share on social
I've met every freak in the business. Quincy Jones businessfreakhave Change image and share on social
If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture. Quincy Jones architecturefreezeliquid Change image and share on social
When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed. Quincy Jones bleedeyeroom Change image and share on social
