Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

Quote by Burt Bacharach

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A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.

A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.

I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.

I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,'...

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,'...

The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's...

The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's...

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a...

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a...

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I...

I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I...

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little...

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little...

I was blown away by the standing ovation. I've had tributes before, sure, but I...

I was blown away by the standing ovation. I've had tributes before, sure, but I...

It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into...

It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into...

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very...

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very...

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first...

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first...

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

The past is always tense, the future perfect.

The past is always tense, the future perfect.

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a...

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a...

Grammar is not a time of waste

Grammar is not a time of waste

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

The rule is: dont use commas like a stupid person. I mean it.

The rule is: dont use commas like a stupid person. I mean it.