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People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
Actor
Bandleader
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Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
Keyboardist
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Chicago
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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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.
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I try to practice with my life.
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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
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