Billy Joel Quotes
I'm kind of in a dark place. And I know some people are actually excited about that, because they think I'll write an album about being sad. But that's not what my music is about. There have been times when I've done that, but I'm not going to do it again.
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A reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping it upside down. If you want the reciprocal of a mixed number or a whole number, just convert it to an improper fraction, and then flip it!
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My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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I'm a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts - not expensive things, just romantic things.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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I could imagine actually being a scientist or a detective, but not a detective who puts his hands into gory, bloody things. But more like someone who figures things out. I like to figure things out.
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Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations.
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This Islam business kidnapped me.
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When I was growing up I spent a lot of time reading about ancient China and was really fascinated.
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One the advantages about this life is that you can hate someone without knowing him.
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My family is just embarrassingly proud of me. My brothers get a little protective... overly protective. I've made rules now where I say: "You can't go outside and scream at people if they have cameras!"
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All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.
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We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.
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I'm kind of in a dark place. And I know some people are actually excited about that, because they think I'll write an album about being sad. But that's not what my music is about. There have been times when I've done that, but I'm not going to do it again.
