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It is as well perhaps that this is not the first time I have been swept off my feet. In the days of my blessed youth there were such occasions; in what young person's life do they not occur? ↗

— Knut Hamsun

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Today riches and honours have been lavished on me, but one gift has been lacking, the most important one of all, the only one that matters, the gift of youth. ↗

— Knut Hamsun

#gift #honours #important #lacking #lavished

I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

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My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

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But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

#be careful #careful #dazzle #father #forget

But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

#everyone #somebody #truth #truth is

Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

#creativity #following #other #radio #should

I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

#buddhism #directions #feel #had #i

I think I was supposed to play jazz. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

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I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

#great #having #i #i think #learn