Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes

We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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I just don't get that new hot music. I don't know anything about all these groups like U2.

Jennifer Grey

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For publicity purposes, everything gets simplified, and the fact that I wear glasses and am somewhat bookish makes me a geek. That's fine; there needs to be a shorthand, but there are important geek traits that I don't really share.

Louis Theroux

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I taught myself how to play when I was about 13. I'm a lefty.

Jules Shear

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Tackling childhood obesity is key.

Diane Abbott

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Knowing what you want is not a shortcoming. Let people deal with their own anxieties.

Dee Rees

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I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole movie becomes iconic. It's very important because it requires a different design process, since you have to make something that people aren't going to get tired of looking at.

Colleen Atwood

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Light rails are too bus-like to impress most commuters, too squished and close to the ground. Monorails, by contrast, strike a chord with travelers. There's something about the sleek designs, the pillowy rides, and the panoramic views that just enchants.

Brendan I. Koerner

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No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact that it took him almost 90 days to figure out what his strategy is going to be was absolutely appalling.

Allen West

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The light, that lies In woman's eyes, Has been my heart's undoing.

Thomas Moore

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I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.

Richard Pryor

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Sometimes I have to shut off the omnipresent disco ball and flashing lights that are always in my head. It's a part of maturing, I guess - just learning that it's not just always about a quick, easy fix of getting people to dance.

Mark Ronson

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Lonely people, in talking to each other, can make each other lonelier.

Lillian Hellman

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