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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We made no inquiries about India or about the families people had left behind. When our ways of thinking had changed, and we wished to know, it was too late. I know nothing of the people on my father's side; I know only that some of them came from Nepal.
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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 wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
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One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.
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The user, not the ISP, should be the kingmaker of apps.
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One of the most precious parts of acting is the work before you show up on the set, the time you spend being with your character before you bring that character to life. To me, that's the most rewarding part of it all. It feels very good to show up on a set just knowing that's with you.
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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.
