Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.
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I think all chefs who pursue great flavor have good ethics.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There is no moss on that stone.
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I always tell audiences when I talk about writing: Writing isn't something I do; writing is something that I am. I am writing - it's just an expression of me.
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My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
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I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job.
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco.
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If you think about people's lives, you think about what's significant. And the things I find significant in my life are not the moments when people are yelling at each other. They're the moments when someone says something that is very poignant, but oftentimes not loud.
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There's a secret sauce in California, and I hope people pay attention to it.
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I've encountered a lot of people who sound like critics but very few who have substantive criticisms. There is a lot of skepticism, but it seems to be more a matter of inertia than it is of people having some real reason for thinking something else.
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But I'm an actor and I like to just keep working.
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I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.
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When I look at China's environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It's lack of motivation.
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Your future takes precedence over your past. Focus on your future, rather than on the past.
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I like shopping, and I like to drive.
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Fear created the first gods in the world.
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Who needs one more chef in one more building with four walls and a kitchen?
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There's nothing better than people talking to each other, sharing best practices, and opening up communications.
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I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.
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Standing Rock is a moment in history. We really have to grab it and go with it.
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The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.
