Herbie Hancock Quotes

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves.

I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.

More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding.

Humility is important.

It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit.

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

It's a good thing that beauty is only skin deep, or I'd be rotten to the core.

What a liberating thing to realize that our problems are probably our richest sources for rising to the ultimate virtue of compassion.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and sense of responsibility with or without religion.

Parents: instead of teaching our children to be brave boys or pretty girls, can we maybe just teach them how to be good humans?

Being a good person begins with being a wise person. Then, when you follow your conscience, will you be headed in the right direction.

Become a good all-around human being.

I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

Growing up a good person, it's a lot harder than you'd think.

Regardless of what I was and who I am, above all, the most important thing is to remain human.

Follow your path unapologetically. Be compassionate.

The more kindness and justice are challenged, the more we must embrace them. Only when you are challenged - and only when you challenge yourself - do you discover what truly matters.

I know the books that I need to help me to be wiser than my years and be kinder and more compassionate and more patient than I really am.

You are not only a man, you are a superior man: a man who does his best to live as love in the world and in his intimacy, a man whose heart remains open and whose truth remains strong.

I want to be a good creature for reasons beyond sharing a life with a good man.

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.