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One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle. — Herbie Hancock

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing. — Herbie Hancock

The horrible truth is that I am lazy and I am going to write and do bits that just hand themselves to me. — Al Madrigal

One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open. — Herbie Hancock

I always had the theory that if you have a dream, chase it. And I'm chasing it. — Rau'Shee Warren

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners. — Herbie Hancock

There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz. — Herbie Hancock

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness. — Herbie Hancock

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz. — Herbie Hancock

If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself. — Herbie Hancock

Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given. — Deepak Chopra

The people are hungry for the bread of life. Do not offer them a stone. — Ellen G. White

Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today. — Herbie Hancock

I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music. — Herbie Hancock

Jazz to me is the spirit of freedom. I mean real freedom. Freedom to explore. Freedom to express. Freedom to pour out your guts. — Herbie Hancock

The goal of the Christian is not to become like Jesus; because as He is, so are we in this world. — Chris Oyakhilome

Jazz is about being in the moment. — Herbie Hancock

I think I was supposed to play jazz. — Herbie Hancock

I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since. — Herbie Hancock

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music. — Herbie Hancock

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time. — Herbie Hancock

Acquaintances are abundant, but friends are the few most valuable gems we hold dear. — J. Hale Turner

Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century, — Herbie Hancock

I love the show 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia;' that's probably a guilty pleasure! I laugh so hard. — Linden Ashby

But...is that all there was? Is that all I get?

Yes, I'm afraid so. — Neil Gaiman

It is the vain endeavor to make ourselves what we are not that has strewn history with so many broken purposes and lives left in the rough. — James Russell Lowell

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music. — Herbie Hancock