Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.
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I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified, and the people who enter have been vetted.
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I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
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I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.
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I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was going to go on being an illustrator, I had to start writing the stories, too.
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I remember immediately - immediately - feeling like, 'I don't want to play 'We Are Young' when I'm 35. I don't want to be defined by this.'
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I'm on Tumblr all the time.
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In 1970, the developed nations had twice as big a share of the global population as the Muslim world: 30 percent to 15 percent. By 2000, they were at parity: each had about 20 percent.And by 2020?
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When I was five or six, I asked to sing at a big family party, and ever since I got up there in front of everyone in my suit - it had a blue collar, like in 'Scarface' - I had the bug.
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I love irony.
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Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.
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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
