196 Quotes by Quincy Jones

Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.

Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.

You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.

I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”

When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.

A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.

The climate in the ’50s and ’60s for black performers or black people in the entertainment business was atrocious. It was atrocious.

I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.

It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.