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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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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 ambassador.
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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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I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it.
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I learned the importance of being nonjudgmental, taking what happens and trying to make it work.That's something you should apply to life.
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There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz.
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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.
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We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion.
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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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The music becomes something that is its own entity.
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