Quote by Billy Joel
When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I s

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. – Billy Joel

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

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Age
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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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Music is so therapeutic for me that if I cant get it out, I start feeling bad about myself – a lot of self-loathing. – Eminem

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I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. – Lauren Bacall

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It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed? – Bryan Ferry

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When its time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough. – Jerry West

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