Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.
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That connection that I have with my fans is really special, and every time, when I have moments, when I have free time, the only thing that I think about is what I'm going to post, what I'm going to say to my fans.
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If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.
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The truth about people at every economic level of life is you get those who are kind and who are not, those who are greedy, whether they be rich or poor. That's a common thread through humanity on any street you go to.
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I watch a lot of television. I always have.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
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We need to understand what innovation will be built on top of our networks.
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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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Educate yourself: Read up on current events and books.
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Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.
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Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.
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I always say the next one is my favorite.
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Now all the bums is wondering where I be's at -if you ain't a barbie it's none of your freaking beeswax!!!
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The history of the Church has been a history of divisiveness, repression and reaction. For almost 2000 years, Christianity has held mankind back in politics, in economics, in industry, in science, in philosophy, in culture.
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It's not just that toil allows the appearance of spontaneity. It allows the actuality of spontaneity.
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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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In the New Testament it is taught that willing and voluntary service to others is the highest duty and glory in human life. . . . The men of talent are constantly forced to serve the rest. They make the discoveries and inventions, order the battles, write the books, and produce the works of art. The benefit and enjoyment go to the whole. There are those who joyfully order their own lives so that they may serve the welfare of mankind.
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If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.
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Your faith will not grow by chance, but by choice.
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I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.
