Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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For mothers who must earn, there is indeed no leisure time problem. The long hours of earning are increased by the hours of domestic labor, until no slightest margin for relaxation or change of thought remains.
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Countries like France should not be naive. We don't have a French YouTube or Amazon or Netflix.
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Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten with her.
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Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
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The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.
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When I was about nine years old, I announced to my mother that I was going to cook Thanksgiving dinner. And I went to the library and got this whole pile of books. I'd love to say it all turned out great. It didn't. But, sort of, from that point on, whenever there was serious cooking at home, I was the one who did it.
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You are not a problem that needs solving.
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I was in the streets at eight, nine years old.
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The only violence was when these so-called 'freedom fighters' terrorized the poor Africans in the villages... They were told what to do and who to support.
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We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.
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When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had to go to Paris to do it. So I went there and that's how I really got into the music business. But I didn't like what I was doing when I got there, so I left, and I never did a record there.
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I think in America there's this free flow between fashion, art, architecture, music and design. In Europe, it's more segregated between those different disciplines, I think.
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Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.
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Getting the care for a common cold, migraine, or high blood pressure can and should be easy, whether one has an insurance card or not.
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If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.