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" I've been curious ever since I was a little kid. "
Herbie Hancock
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" The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas. "
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" I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned. "
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" One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values. "
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" In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered. "
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" Nobody told me I was a child prodigy. "
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" Sometimes you have to create a vision, a path for a vision. It may not be apparent, and you may have to forge it yourself. And that will be the way to move your life forward. "
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" When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best. "
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" I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn. "
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" My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement. "
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" I don't see how we can have both the freedoms we had before and the safety net that we all need considering the way the world is today. And that's just because human beings can't trust each other. We've given in over and over to some of the darkest elements that exist in life itself. "
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" I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music. "
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" Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music. "
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" When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being? "
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" I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts. "
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" Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life. "
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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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" The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. "
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" Hip-hop is all over the planet. "
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" I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. "
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" Music truly is the universal language. "
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" My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor. "
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