Quote by Billy Joel
I am, as Ive said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence

I am, as Ive said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary. – Billy Joel

Other quotes by Billy Joel

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. – Billy Joel

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Education
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent. – Billy Joel

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movies
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself. – Billy Joel

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Music
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I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others. – Blanche Lincoln

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Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age – as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight. – Phyllis Diller

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People say women shouldnt have long hair over a certain age, but Ive never done what everyone says. – Jane Seymour

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Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long and the age of the great epics is past. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didnt speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food. – Francis Ford Coppola

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I love America, and I love American women. But there is one thing that deeply shocks me – American closets. I cannot believe one can dress well when you have so much. – Andrée Putman

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We cant have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. – Thomas Aquinas

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No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace, is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas. – Alfred E. Smith

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