Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
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The one thing that is sort of sneered at and not really believed is bisexuality. Any bisexual man is just seen as a closeted gay man. That shows how narrow-minded people are. The other thing that's totally neglected and which nobody approves of is celibacy. People again assume that you're just repressing something.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental.
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My parents would always tell you that I was the crazy princess growing up. I was a drama queen.
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My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen.
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Ghost! I miss him! Is that weird? I miss him even though I invented him. I feel a lot of tenderness toward him. I don't write a lot of stuff that is sad or that is tender and affectionate, so that has a very special place in my heart.
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There are two things in Indian history - one is the incredible optimism and potential of the place, and the other is the betrayal of that potential - for example, corruption. Those two strands intertwine through the whole of Indian history, and maybe not just Indian history.
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I love to travel, but I hate to arrive.
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The road's a tough life, but I said 'yes,' because as a kid growing up in Ohio, I never had a chance to see a Tony-winning actress in a role she won the Tony for.
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There are a lot of good things about string theory, and it's great that some people want to work on it.
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A man can preach no better than he prays.
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We have lost certainty and predictability in the regulatory and tax climate in America, and this is why we're recovering so slowly.
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What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.
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I look forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, Whip McCarthy and the entire republican conference as we repeal Obamacare, fight rampant job killing regulations, cut spending and help put folks back to work.
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A lot of tragedy can befall us, but there's always something else; there's always hope.
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I do not want to ask people to go consume something unless I think it is important in some way.
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The social brain is in its natural habitat when we're talking with someone face-to-face in real time.
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No one truly understood what it is to exist as someone who has to do the things that Jack Bauer does.
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Lookin' so innocent,I might believe you if I didn't know.Could'a loved you all my life,If you hadn't left me waiting in the cold.And you got your share of secrets,And I'm tired of being last to know.And now you're asking me to listen'Cause it's worked each time before.
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Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.
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You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.
