Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes

I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.

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• I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.

  

  Herbie Hancock
  • Humanity
  • Path
  • Forty