Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
I have to care and I have to be honest and have the courage to be vulnerable. If that happens, then that's the best I can do. To just be a puppet for the audience is not very courageous. Just to do whatever they say they want - because a lot of times people will hear something new that they hadn't heard before and get turned on by a new experience and will want to hear more of that.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
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I understand Tea Partyers' anger with the system, but they are in way over their heads and often racially motivated, and I can't be part of that.
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When I run - as you see from my record - I run to win.
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Philosophy was once considered science.
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I do a lot of voice over for Japanese anime titles as well as live-action stuff and original stuff from the States. 'Legion of Super Heroes,' 'New Wolverine: The X - Men' animated series, 'Afro Samurai' and some live-action stuff, TV shows here and there - I like to mix it up.
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What's great in theater is that you can sustain the arc of a character for a full three hours, whereas in film or TV, you have to create that arc in little pieces, and usually out of sequence.
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I've had heartbreaking auditions where they don't even look at you. You're out before you're in.
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I love serving in the government. I love serving in the Senate.
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Ensuring that we help prepare all kids for life, college, and work in our knowledge-based economy will require a collaborative, sustained effort from all stakeholders - from the president and the secretary of education on down to states, school districts, principals, teachers, parents, and community members.
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Playing live is great, but it's not a creative thing, really. It's a reproductive thing.
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Evolution is a fact. It is the best explanation of what is known from observations. It's a theory as powerful as the theory of gravity.
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Rarely do I finish a song lyrically before I have a musical idea there, but then again, rarely ever would I finish a song musically before starting the lyrical ideas. So a lot of the time, they come in tandem, or they just come at a glance.
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It is only through religion that communism can be achieved, and has been achieved over and over.
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A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.
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If the awards buzz is happening, and it's coming from critics and people in the business and all of that, that's only more good news.
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I have to care and I have to be honest and have the courage to be vulnerable. If that happens, then that's the best I can do. To just be a puppet for the audience is not very courageous. Just to do whatever they say they want - because a lot of times people will hear something new that they hadn't heard before and get turned on by a new experience and will want to hear more of that.
