Billy Crystal Quotes
As I sit here writing and look across the room at Janice, I keep thinking of the most heartbreaking question: which of us will go first?
Quotes to Explore
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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Unlike the Marxists, I have no mind block against the U.S.
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I think there's no greater healing power than music.
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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Bob Rubin was opposed to signing the welfare bill. He's not exactly what I call a flaming liberal.
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Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.
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If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
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Movies have been my way to get out of my backyard. I'm trying to let people know that movies change people's lives.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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It's hard to kill that father-son bond.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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90% trust peers on social networks (even strangers); only 15-18% trust brands.
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Certainly working with teens keeps me up to date with language and with certain kinds of thinking.
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I think societal instinct much deeper than sex instinct — and societal repression much more devastating.
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We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more [Christlike], that we do not become discouraged and lose hope. Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible.
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I just don't want to stop finding things interesting. I don't want to ever stop learning. I want to be a weird encyclopedia of bizarre knowledge.
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As I sit here writing and look across the room at Janice, I keep thinking of the most heartbreaking question: which of us will go first?
