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> [A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/a-synonym-is-a-word-you-use-when-you-can-t-spell-the-word-you-first/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

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## More by Burt Bacharach

> [The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/the-music-is-the-last-thing-i-m-thinking-about-right-now-in-order-of/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/i-started-playing-piano-with-a-little-band-in-high-school-i-was/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/i-ve-always-had-a-problem-with-people-who-couldn-t-tell-the-truth-or/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/knowing-when-to-leave-may-be-the-smartest-thing-anyone-can-learn/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/a-small-town-is-a-place-where-there-s-no-place-to-go-where-you/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [“I have notes in my bathroom, yellow notes, and I stick 'em on the mirror, things that happened that were uplifting boosters for me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/i-have-notes-in-my-bathroom-yellow-notes-and-i-stick-em-on-the-mirror/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/what-the-world-needs-now-is-love-sweet-love-it-s-the-only-thing-that/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/if-bush-said-just-once-boy-i-hope-you-accept-my-apology-as-a-country/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/i-was-blown-away-by-the-standing-ovation-i-ve-had-tributes-before/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/because-i-was-small-i-was-getting-the-hell-kicked-out-of-me-playing/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/a-synonym-is-a-word-you-use-when-you-can-t-spell-the-word-you-first/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/i-d-met-dr-dre-he-was-thinking-about-his-next-album-we-talked-a/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/it-s-not-getting-any-better-is-it-i-don-t-want-my-19-year-old-boy/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent and certainly not the president of the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/i-never-like-to-be-lied-to-by-a-girlfriend-or-agent-and-certainly-not/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

> [Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-bacharach/music-breeds-its-own-inspiration-you-can-only-do-it-by-doing-it-you/)

[Burt Bacharach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-bacharach/)

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