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I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special br

I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs. – Quincy Jones

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I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home. – Quincy Jones

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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. Thats the soul of a country. – Quincy Jones

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Food
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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. Youre dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle. – Quincy Jones

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I took guitar a while back, and my heart wasnt in it at the time, but Im ready to try it again. I sing in the car, at home – its a huge part of my life, especially since Im from Tennessee. – Lucy Hale

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Stay humble. Always answer your phone – no matter who else is in the car. – Jack Lemmon

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When you first get money, you buy all these things so no one thinks youre mean, and you spread it around. You get a chauffeur and you find yourself thrown around the back of this car and you think, I was happier when I had my own little car! I could drive myself! – Paul McCartney

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The people who criticise you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair. People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just dont know. – Alain Prost

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