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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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Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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I've been curious ever since I was a little kid.
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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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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.
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I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my head in the music all the time.
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The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.
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People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.
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I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can.
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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 jazz, though I didn't really start out that way. I started in classical music, but my formative years were in jazz, and it makes a great foundation.
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where most of the interesting stuff is.
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The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.
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So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.
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We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.
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The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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