Burt Bacharach

(13 votes)   A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.

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(10 votes)   Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

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(9 votes)   It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.

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(9 votes)   Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

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(9 votes)   The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's important.

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(8 votes)   I couldn't get out of town fast enough, to go and hide. I went down to Delmar, north of San Diego, and pretty well did nothing for a year, just hibernated.

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(13 votes)   Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

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(11 votes)   He told me, 'Don't give me an album of pop songs like people will expect, songs that will get played on the radio. Take some risks.'

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(11 votes)   I was blown away by the standing ovation. I've had tributes before, sure, but I don't retain that feeling, and I wasn't prepared for it on Tuesday. But maybe you shouldn't retain these things or you'd be on a permanent high.

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(10 votes)   A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.

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(10 votes)   I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.

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(10 votes)   If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.

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(9 votes)   I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.

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(8 votes)   I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

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(7 votes)   I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

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