Billy Joel Quotes
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
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I'm a good driver.
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I'm not too good at lying still in the sun.
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My father is best known for his light comedies, and I'm best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.
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I can sit and analyze everything and beat myself up and say you don't quite sing as good as you used to, you're writing better songs maybe than you used to, but to me it's just the journey.
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Normally when I look at stuff, I try to look at the good things. When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those.
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I don't sleep at night at all. Making movies is a marathon. I'm a good 100-yard-dash guy.
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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
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Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday.
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As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.
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I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
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I've always considered myself a character actor.
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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
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I got divorced, which was not a good thing for a revivalist minister. It did not go down well. I'd already been banned from a couple churches for my jokes. So one day I woke up and decided it was time to start living for myself.
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The reduction in compassion that happens when we're all behind computer screens is not good for the world.
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I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great.
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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
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The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.
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I think some of the funniest and most artistic people I know are the ones who had a hard time at school. They often have humility and artistry. So, as much as I feel bad for kids who have to go through a rough childhood, I believe that if they can turn it around, it's going to make them better people later on.
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I developed a counterterrorism device that's revolutionizing the way we detect nuclear materials.
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We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that, and we don't need a party that has led while poverty and hunger rose to record levels to give us lectures about suffering.
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Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
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I would love to not date someone in the same industry as me. Otherwise it becomes what it means to everyone else.
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The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.
