Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.
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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
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In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table.
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Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket. So, if I'm on set and I'm in character, I'm not thinking like a producer. If I'm on set and I'm not in character, wardrobe and make-up, and I'm just coming on set for the moments that I'm not shooting, then I'm able to be the producer.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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I will only think of settling down after Salman Khan, the other most eligible bachelor, plans to settle down. We are eligible bachelors, but he's the rock star, so let him get married first; then I'll think about myself.
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English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.
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We live in a world of instant gratification, the world of the quick fix.
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I always grew up with, 'Question authority.'
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Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of worries.
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I've always wanted a 'Full House' reunion, so when you see stuff like this comes back, it's super exciting.
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When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, even if he is playing the role of a really unattractive person.
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Architects create spaces that accommodate human activity.
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All things are at odds when God lets a thinker loose on this planet.
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The 1990's sure aren't like the 1980's.
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I was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn adult to living in Paris as a full-time writer. It has also given me enormous confidence.
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When you look at Venus and the Earth, they formed at about the same place in the solar system. They're made of about the same materials; they're about the same size.
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Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.
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There's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.
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I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each other's pockets. I don't see why you have to share the same bathroom.
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I was born in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1948 but grew up in a black neighborhood. During elementary and middle school, I commuted to a bilingual school in Chinatown. So I did not confront white American culture until high school.
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A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens.
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All the blogs, Facebook, Twitter are made by people who want to show their own private affairs at the price of making fakes, to try to appear such as they are not, to construct another personality, which is a veritable loss of identity.
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Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.
