Billy Joel Quotes
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it.
Quotes to Explore
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I was born in the city's general hospital on November 15, 1930, and we lived at 31 Amherst Avenue in the western suburbs. It was a magical place. There were receptions at the French Club, race meetings at the Shanghai Racecourse, and various patriotic gatherings at the British Embassy on the Bund, the city's glamorous waterfront area.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
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Democrats and Republicans have been very keen to make home ownership almost a national purpose.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture.
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What I've noticed is not only in the military, but in the first responders community, that when you reach out your hand to help one of them, they almost always grab your hand with only one of theirs, because they're using their other hand to reach behind them and pull up somebody else with them.
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To make a couple putts to win the Masters is just an amazing feeling.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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There's the argument that you can relate to someone who's completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a film, then I get to show you my imagination in a big dumb character.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately to the screen. Things can't get too heavy or too outrageously funny; it has to strike a balance. Tone is everything. If you've set the right tone, you can get away with a lot of stuff. You can get away with making people cry.
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Being asked to support humane meat means being asked to support the suffering of animals in transport, to approve of treatment that causes them palpable fear, their bodies shaking and their eyes wide as saucers, as they are slung by their legs into crates that are slammed onto the back of a truck.
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It has been extraordinary, wonderful, I've been three feet off the ground since I made that first record.
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Music is a language.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things too, like decorate or build.
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Yeah, I am lazy. There's no doubt about that.
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If I could do what Hilary Mantel does, I would probably do that. She is more intelligent and a better researcher and knows more what she's about than I do.
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When you're growing up, it's always nice to have someone you can relate and look up to. I'm proud of how I conduct my business and how I have accomplished all that I have accomplished, and hope that I can be a positive influence on not only the Mexican community but also young boxers and people all around the world.
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To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge of kings.
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When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed.
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I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.
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We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it.
