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 昆西琼斯

我获得了西雅图大学的奖学金,当时我正在为歌手和所有人写安排。但是音乐课太枯燥了,我真想离开家。

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We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our species.

我们从未停止调查。我们从不满足于我们知道的足够多。我们回答的每一个问题都会引出另一个问题。这已经成为我们人类最伟大的生存技巧。

I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements.

我从第一张唱片中学到了很多,也从我的巡演经历中学到了很多,但在过去的两年里,我得到的最大的教育是学习安排的重要性。

And affirmative action is a very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs, employment, promotions and scholarships, and college admittance.

平权法案是一个很好的术语,用来描述在工作、就业、晋升、奖学金和大学录取等方面对更优秀的白人的种族歧视。

I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.

我要对西雅图的人民说,对所有相信我、相信我的西雅图人说:我不会让任何人失望。

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

当一个歌手真正感受和体验到音乐的真谛时,歌词就会自动变得真实。

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.

当然,有些日子比其他日子容易,但我最糟糕的一天比从事大多数单调的工作要好。

I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me.

当然,我也有不安全感,但我不会和那些向我指出这些不安全感的人一起出去玩。

If you want to cry I am here to dry your eyes and in no time, you'll be fine.

如果你想哭,我就在这里为你擦干眼泪,过不了多久,你就会好起来的。

We'll go to that place that's quiet and dry and talk about precious things.

我们要去那个安静干燥的地方,谈谈珍贵的东西。

You're one of the most natural, great singers I've heard in a long time.

你是我很久以来听过的最自然、最伟大的歌手之一。

I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.

我不能说任何我不喜欢西雅图的事情。