Billy Joel Quotes
Classical music always had a great influence on me. In fact some of my songs have a classical theme in mind.

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There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!
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I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.
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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
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I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
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I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I know what kind of house I want to live in, I just know more about myself, and that's true about the roles I want to play and what parts of myself I want to express. You're just more in touch with yourself.
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You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't work. That's why you have all these problems in the world. Name them: India, Pakistan, Ireland. Name them-all these problems. They're all religious problems.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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I've never been one for crushing on famous people.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
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I have been celibate for about six or seven months, I think. I would rather just make out and kiss someone instead of sex. I'm single. I said I would be single for a year and I am.
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I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.
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In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental indicator, particulate air pollution, has been cut by more than half since 1955, rivers and coastal waters have dramatically improved, and forests are increasing.
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By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.
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Classical music always had a great influence on me. In fact some of my songs have a classical theme in mind.