Quincy Jones

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

“The tragedy of Tupac is that his untimely passing is representative of too many young black men in this country....If we had lost Oprah Winfrey at 25, we would have lost a relatively unknown, local market TV anchorwoman. If we had lost Malcolm X at 25, we would have lost a hustler named Detroit Red. And if I had left the world at 25, we would have lost a big-band trumpet player and aspiring composer - just a sliver of my eventual life potential.”

- Happy 80th Birthday Quincy Jones, born 14 March 1933.