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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 his students' creativity enough so that they go out and find the answers themselves.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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