Billy Joel Quotes
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It really doesn't matter to me whether it's defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I've been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix.
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A lot of business can be accomplished in the state dinners.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
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We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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You don't make it anywhere without someone helping you out.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were over-prepared, knew where their business was going, and were able to articulate that through a pitch alongside a pitch deck.
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I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
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Nobody in my family was musical. I had no idea you could be a songwriter and make a living at it. It was all discovery. It was all just thrown at me.
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At the age of 16, my father's father dropped dead of a heart attack. And I think it changed the course of his life, and he became fascinated with death. He then became a medical doctor and obviously fought death tooth and nail for his patients.
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The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It's less about the speed and more about investing the right amount of time and attention in the problem so you solve it.
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Hollywood has to be a better reflection of the world we live in.
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In order to do a musical now, a style must be developed that works for today's audience.
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In Silicon Valley, you want things done instantly.
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My first memory of the public library is of lugging home a volume of Norse myths as heavy as a thunder-god's hammer.
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Of course whenever you make the playoffs it's an exciting time of year. All the past records go out the window, but at the same time it's a one-shot deal and you have to get it right the first time or else you have to go home for the summer. Every kids' dream is to make it to the state tournament. Our kids are no different from anybody else.
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My mother was Irish; she had this great sense of humor, and both my parents loved films. There was a very vibrant discourse about politics and everything that was going on in the world where I grew up. So I was genetically predisposed to go into the performing arts.
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Drank a lot of take home pay.