Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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All religions have been made by men.
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Every wall is a door.
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I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.
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My father was a railroad man his entire life; 43 years for Southern Railroad.
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I am a profound pessimist both about life and about human relations and about politics and ecology. Humans are inadequate and stupid creatures who sooner or later make a mess, and those who are trying to do good do a lot more damage than those who are muddling along.
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Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses.
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community.
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I'm lucky to come from a very musical family. If you put a record on and turn the volume up, there's a pretty good chance you'll have a lot of people dancing very quickly.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
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When somebody wants me to sign an old picture, it's like looking at another person.
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Originally, I thought English was more my home. But Spanish is so much more romantic. I've had to learn new phrases. I've had to learn to be more secure about singing in Spanish. But I'm working on it.
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In London, before I set out, I had paid one shilling; another was now demanded, so that upon the whole, from London to Richmond, the passage in the stage costs just two shillings.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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Inarticulate wretches have been behind most of the major advances in civilization. If Vincent Van Gogh had been able to get on with his neighbours, then he might have become an excellent painter-decorator, and received a big turn out at his funeral, and that would be that. But the genes wouldn't let him.
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I'm developed as an artist to accept the fact there are different points of view, but I believe in what I do and I have to stay with that.
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Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.
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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now... its AFI-liner
