Billy Joel Quotes
This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we're on the verge of all things new.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.
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If I don't write down a thought - or an image or a line of poetry - the instant it comes to mind, it vanishes, which explains why I have pens and notebooks in my pants and coat pockets, the car, the bicycle basket, on one or two desks in every room including bathrooms and the kitchen.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult.
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The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic.
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If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be - in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively.
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A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.
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Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page doesn't need - for me, I don't need to prepare that.
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But I do have time to pencil in golf, and we've got four excellent courses.
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we're on the verge of all things new.
