Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
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If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview.
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Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.
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I wanted to get some nose job, because I don't like how my nose tip looks. My hand is also not as pretty, especially my thumb nails. Many people told me that I have ugly hands.
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I don't want to lose my legs, you know. I don't want to be wheeled around in a wheelchair. I don't want to be attached to a catheter. I saw all that stuff happen to my father, and as much as it upset me because I loved my father so much, it also really traumatized me.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?
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I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.
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I always try to remain aware that what affects others affects me, too.
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As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.
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The writer is all alone.
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Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it that way.
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That's what happens in a good horror movie: there are always metaphors of greater subjects like humanity and empathy and compassion. It's not about the action and scary moments: You really care about these characters because they're mirrors of our own reflections.
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I think I was a pretty normal student; I just followed most of my friends.
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It's important to have a big-enough house in order to have space.
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I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors.
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A man should never neglect his family for business.
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Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.
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In the age of networked everything, life moves sideways and covers lots of ground while barely touching the earth.
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As long as capital-both human and money-can move toward opportunity, trade will not balance.
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We're all flawed human beings and we all have a cauldron of psychosis which we have to unravel as we grow older and find the way we fit in to live our lives as best as possible.
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You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.
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Pure mathematicians just love to try unsolved problems - they love a challenge.
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That, my dear, is what makes a character interesting, their secrets.
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The true artform is being a human being.
