Billy Joel Quotes
Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.
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I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.
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The Hungarian people voted for NATO membership. We are active in the joint actions of NATO.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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A busybody's work is never done.
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The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.'
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Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.
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I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.
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I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.
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Experimental science is fascinating, but I don't want to do it. I want other people to do it, and I'll read about it.
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It was hard to write or compose... we just had to go back and finish making songs. If we make 20 songs, we'll throw away 10.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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I think Trump is a very interesting candidate in this sense: I think he has cross-party appeal.
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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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During the summer months of my high-school years, I befriended Dr. Robert Kough, a physician who cared for members of my family. Although he was practicing general medicine in a rural community when I met him, he was well equipped to arouse in me an interest not only in the life of a physician but in the fundaments of human biology.
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To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.
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I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.
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Direct flights facilitate business. They facilitate business-to-business collaborations. I think anything that makes it easier to bring two areas together is a significant benefit to deepening relations and connections.
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I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.
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Those who are made can be unmade.
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
