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 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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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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I hated my big hair. I always wore it straight.
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I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.
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I've been touching instruments since the day I was born. My mother is Brazilian, and she listens to Brazilian music. My father was a musician, and I've seen pictures of him when he was in a band playing guitar and piano. He loved country music, Frank Sinatra, and stuff like that.
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When we made 'Life in a Day,' we asked people around the globe to record their lives on a single ordinary day. When we were cutting that film, we talked about what it might be like if we chose a day that already had significance to people. The result is 'Christmas in a Day.'
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The white man's dollar is his god, and to stop this will be to stop outrages in many localities.
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There's a movie called 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,' where I'm playing the King of Spain. It's a small role, but it's really, really interesting, the way I constructed it.
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We are all guilty in someone's eyes. More so our own.
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I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.
