Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
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'Sixth Street' is probably a new chapter for me. All of the songs were written in my apartment where I'm most comfortable, and at that point, I understood who I was and knew what I was feeling about life.
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Yes, my parents are strict about me having a childhood. I go ice skating and sledding, and swimming in the summer.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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It's kind of comfortable portraying characters who are kind of unsavoury and not so nice. That can be refreshing sometimes.
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.
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By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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Native trees are so important to our ecosystem.
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Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner. You must be eating some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American.
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For economist the real world is often a special case.
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We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
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I genuinely don't know how many albums I'm going to sell when the new album comes out, because I honestly don't know how many fans I've actually got at the moment.
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To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads.
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Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness, of hatred, of jealousy, and, most easily of all, the gate of fear.
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The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top.
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You need to gain the confidence that you're doing enough on film. You must resist the temptation to do too much.
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You are the most important thing in your life. Put yourself at the center of your life.
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I didn't want to be the guy who screwed up 'Toy Story.'
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I've always been interested in the antihero myself.
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I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm really bad at it. I'm just a terrible drawer. I can't draw a circle. Even with a ruler, I can't draw a straight line.
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I try to be really conscious. I don't want to ever look back and regret not raising my kids and not being around.
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The power of the individual, market forces, and the private sector permeate our lives. With that power comes responsibility to address huge challenges. Climate change cannot be solved by governments alone. Xenophobia, hatred, and intolerance - more business leaders have to play a role in trying to be positive leaders, civic leaders.
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I've been curious ever since I was a little kid.
