Song Quotes by Marvin Hamlisch

I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do…

— Marvin Hamlisch

If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.

— Marvin Hamlisch

Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly…

— Marvin Hamlisch

From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.

— Marvin Hamlisch

As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and…

— Marvin Hamlisch

You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news,

— Marvin Hamlisch

Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so it won't…

— Marvin Hamlisch

There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly…

— Marvin Hamlisch

You know, anyone who invites me to do something makes me feel special.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I don't think they understand it's as important as math and science. It rounds you out as a person. I think it gives you…

— Marvin Hamlisch

My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.

— Marvin Hamlisch