Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.
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One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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In those days, reserve duty lasted for six years, which, I might add, was three times as long as service in the regular army, although to be perfectly honest, I was unable to fulfill my entire obligation because I was taking acting classes and they said I could skip my last year.
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It's a place where I could do something on a weekly basis and see if I like it.
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I know I have a responsibility to the fans.
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
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Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things.
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I see Libya as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and a sovereign State of the nearly 200 members of the United Nations.
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You can't break Russian people, you know? 'Cos we're made in cold snow. We're very resistant.
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Nothing could be older than the daily news, nothing deader than yesterday's newspaper.
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I certainly had second thoughts about the way the second half went, so we want to be more balanced. We want to make sure we don't go into a game and come out of there saying, 'Hey, look, we let it get away from us by throwing the ball too much.
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百花齐放，百家争鸣 (Simplified Chinese), 百花齊放，百家爭鳴 (Traditional Chinese), bǎihuāqífàng, bǎijiāzhēngmíng (Pinyin)
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At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.
