“Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.”
"For every hour of recording, have two hours of laughter in the studio"
- Quincy Jones
Balance
"Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing."
- Quincy Jones
Connection to Earth
"I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day."
- Quincy Jones
Aspirations
"You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff."
- Quincy Jones
Learning from Mistakes
"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
Determination
"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."
- Tony Robbins
Success
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
- Beverly Sills
Success
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
- Aristotle
Success
"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."
- Florence Nightingale
Success
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Success