Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
Punk rock isn't supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.
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Traditionally, music has been a means of separating ourselves as people from another group of people.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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When it comes to finances, immigrants are far savvier than native-born Americans. They keep their expenses low. They save their money.
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I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient.
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Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
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As an actor, you're always worried about getting stuck on a show that's not good because working actors need the paycheck. So being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode, was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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I make hits.
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I do like being busy. I'm not the kind of person who just sits around and goes to a spa when I'm not working.
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The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.
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My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.
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Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.
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Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit. (14 January 1942)
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In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen real fast. Your day goes from cool to catastrophic in one second. Israelis know that the cafe you're in could blow up, or the shopping mall, and they rock that.
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I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter.
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The State of Israel was not established by anxiety but, rather, through pride.
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Punk rock isn't supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.
