Billy Corgan (William Patrick "Billy" Corgan Jr.) Quotes
About six months ago, I listened to Siamese Dream. That was the first time I'd ever really heard my own album, because I had separated from the experience of making the record. And it really moved me. It made me cry, it's so beautiful.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything.
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I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
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I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.
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When 'Ice Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties: a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit!
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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I am lucky enough to be married to a personal trainer. He's able to whip me into shape pretty quickly.
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I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying to not think about.
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The times change, and if you don't change with them, you get left behind.
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But for us to assume that God could not act in other ways is, I think, to put God in an awfully small box.
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I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then I started telling stories.
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About six months ago, I listened to Siamese Dream. That was the first time I'd ever really heard my own album, because I had separated from the experience of making the record. And it really moved me. It made me cry, it's so beautiful.
