Herbie Hancock Quotes
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You don't need the fame to be vital.
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Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.
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Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.
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Jazz to me is the spirit of freedom. I mean real freedom. Freedom to explore. Freedom to express. Freedom to pour out your guts.
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We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.
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I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize.
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A great teacher is one who realizes that he himself is also a student and whose goal is not dictate the answers, but to stimulate…
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The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of…
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I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in…
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It might be something as simple as saying the right word to the right person at the right time-and that could change the course of…
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Inspiration is constantly in the air. It's up to us to develop the sensitivity to pick up on it.
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I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science and culture. I…
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We can all be ourselves, be true to ourselves, and all be together.
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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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Music isn't about music, it's about life.
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Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form…
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Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision,
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There's so much spontaneity involved, what do you practice? How do you practice teamwork? How do you practice sharing? How do you practice daring? How…
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A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or…
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Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century,
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