Burt Bacharach Quotes
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The intricacies, the problems, the trials and tribulations in relationships inspire me to give words to people's journeys.
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We're all concerned about sports rights being so expensive. Obviously, we are funded by the licence fee payers, so it's not always easy to compete with those who can get greater revenue.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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There was Pauline de Rothschild, who I thought was very fabulous, and Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, very chic, very clever, very original. I admired both those women very much. And I had a great example with my mother, who was extremely chic.
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I am very proud of the fact that I get to go out there every day and train in order to represent the Mexican people, and I can only hope they look up to me in a similar fashion.
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I was authorized to do everything that I did.
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Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
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China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development.
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Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.
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In 2009, I served as AARP's Ambassador of Caregiving. With a producer and cameraman, I traveled the country for months, interviewing hundreds of caregivers.
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There's more things that I'd like to do. You know, each song is a little bit of a puzzle. I see most of them as just failed attempts.
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When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.
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There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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On 'American Idol,' I felt like one of my challenges was picking songs because I've definitely been exposed to a lot of music. So when I went to pick songs, it was difficult for me to choose, but I'd always go to country because country music is so memorable.
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This obsession with celebrity culture is really unhealthy. I don't want to live my life like that, and I don't want to be a typical pop star.
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I don't go to New York. I don't go to parties. I just do my business and study nature. My career is 28 years in an obscure art school, with limited staff and no perks. All I am is a teacher.
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I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to a mostly African American high school on the South Side of Chicago and joined a gospel choir.
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I had a great love affair in high school and let myself have that love affair and tried to keep it to myself.
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I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.
