Herbie Hancock Quotes

But I'm the type of person who, whatever you throw at me, I can make something out of it.

If you find yourself in a position you would rather was not there, you have to make it work.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out.

I always try to take the unexpected things and make them work for me.

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

When you cannot have something, you make what you have work.

Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we've got.

In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill.

Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.

I just try to work with what I'm given and make it the best I can.

Whatever life may send your way - make the best of it. Don't waste your time and energy worrying about it. Instead, find a way to do something about it. Learn from it, adjust to it, be strong, be flexible and be your best in every situation.

My dad always said, If someone hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Plus that also works wonderfully as a metaphor.

If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.

There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.

When things go wrong or don't turn out the way you pictured them in your head, you just have to go with the best intentions defense. I have a lot of good intentions.

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

I take whatever good part comes along.

In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation.

Coming from a big family, I learned a lot. Things don't have to be perfect. You can do okay with 'almost.'

That's literally been the story of my career. I'm always the second choice. And you know what? I'm more than happy to be that person.

Things you don't expect come up, and you have to adapt. You can't let it throw you off. You have to cope. Those are all really valuable skills, in life and racing.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.

The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.