American - Composer | June 2, 1944 - August 7, 2012
There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests.
Marvin Hamlisch
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If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.'
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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 funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
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I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.
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I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.
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I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news.
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You know, anyone who invites me to do something makes me feel special.
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I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.
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Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she will not be doing any more concerts. Of course, she still will be making records and starring and directing in movies.
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I never took any vocal training.
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I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our apartment, I would get up on the piano bench and start picking out the notes that were part of my sister's lessons.
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I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their job at 110 percent. Sometimes they probably put in 18 hour days, but they're aiming for the moon, and that's what counts.
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