Billy Joel Quotes
Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don't. I write in hot blood.
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During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.
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I have blood from Dutch and Norwegian.
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I like to be comfortable, and don't like to be cold, and I don't like to wear anything I'm not in the mood for.
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My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
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The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write.
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I had two jobs coming out of school: I did a play, 'The Great White Hope.' I played the boxer Jack Johnson. And I was the lead in this indie film. Then I moved to Los Angeles because New York was cold and it was really too quiet for me at that time. I was out of school; I was hungry. The auditions were trickling in, and I was antsy and ready to go.
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World War II and the ensuing Cold War compelled the United States to develop a sustained commitment to Western Europe and the Far East.
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'Cold Case' was fun. It was a fun experience. That was right when I was cutting my teeth as a TV actor. It was a great learning experience to work on really fast-paced television shows that are very high quality. It was a place where I learned that I had to keep up and I could keep up.
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I don't need power at the cost of spilled blood.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.
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The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither party is excessively ideological in its orientation; and both parties recognize that they really need mutual accommodation.
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Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive.
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If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
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My favorite days were when I had a cold and could stay home from school and draw all day long.
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Then I heard another shot which hit him right in the head, over here, and his head practically opened up and a lot of blood and many more things came out.
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The perfect antidote to dark, cold and creepy is light, warm and cozy.
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In some ways, the '60s were a reaction to the '50s and the intensity of the Cold War.
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Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.
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Matter is Energy ... Energy is Light ... We are all Light Beings.
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There's a difference between watching a film and watching a bit of cinema and enjoying a film as a piece of cinema.
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Even worthwhile endeavors need evaluation in order to determine if they have become distractions from the best goals.
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I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much.
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don't. I write in hot blood.
