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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired...

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.

Quote by Billy Joel about common sense, sense, music, art, magic

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses.

Quote by Sara Paretsky about recollection, wish, things, life

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

Quote by Charles Dickens about wisdom, heads, heart

You might not always get what you want, but you always...

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

Quote by Charles Haddon Spurgeon about opinion, contentment

In fact you may be surprised by this, I was even moved...

In fact you may be surprised by this, I was even moved down a class once because I couldn't do mental arithmetic.

Quote by Roger Penrose about contentment

I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music...

I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music into the dictaphone.

Quote by Sebastian Bach about music

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep

Quote by Walter Scott about success, mind

This show has been a major revitalization of my family...

This show has been a major revitalization of my family life and personal life. It gave my family an avenue to speak to me honestly.

Quote by Willie Aames about family, life

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing...

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.

Quote by Placido Domingo about day, public

They did interviews with my wife and daughter - they were...

They did interviews with my wife and daughter - they were genuinely in fear of me having a heart attack, working 20 hours a day, eating fast food.

Quote by Willie Aames about attack, fasting, food, wife, fear, heart, day

A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks

A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about man, old, olderness, woman

I know it's not a one man team win or lose.

I know it's not a one man team win or lose.

Quote by Brett Favre about man

When you have sufficient supplies & ammo, the enemy takes 2 weeks to attack. When you are low on supplies & ammo the enemy decides to attack that night.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, attack, enemies, night, contentment

The Republicans would like to take us back to a darker...

The Republicans would like to take us back to a darker time, when corporations ruled and the underserved had no rights.

Quote by Joe Baca about companies, time

Whenever you need a crucial file from the server, the...

Whenever you need a crucial file from the server, the network will be down.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, need, contentment

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's not entertaining. I left that behind me.

Quote by Dennis Farina about rightness, things, contentment

A falling object will always land where it can do the...

A falling object will always land where it can do the most damage.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he...

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works.

Quote by Jane Austen about woman, man

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy....

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about talent, contentment

Envy, hatred are very dangerous diseases that have only...

Envy, hatred are very dangerous diseases that have only one antidote - you, but you have to administer it yourself before it's too late!

Quote by Maria Pal about malady, envy, contentment

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.

Quote by William Godwin about humanity, justice, happiness, good, good luck, love

My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the...

My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about absurd, mind, things

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his...

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.

Quote by Juvenal about praise, punishment, heart, man

I just wanted to do something musical. I had just left a...

I just wanted to do something musical. I had just left a band that was number one at the time on all of the charts, both albums and singles.

Quote by Randy Bachman about numbers, time

People are always afraid of the truth.

People are always afraid of the truth.

Quote by Mickey Rourke about truth, people

The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief...

The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind not the fiend or the sadist.

Quote by Erich Fromm about power, danger, man

I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, ...

I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

Quote by Clint Eastwood about prejudice, man

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I...

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins about opinion, bad luck, good luck, city, thinking

I have problems with machines which aren't gestural.

I have problems with machines which aren't gestural.

Quote by Luc Ferrari about problems

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to...

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Quote by Maica Teresa about happiness, love, contentment

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Quote by Aesop about philosophy, difficulties, advice, man

I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror.

I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and...

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

Quote by Woody Allen about life, solitude, suffering

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in...

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

Quote by Francis Bacon about end, man

The Queen... has never experienced anything else. That...

The Queen... has never experienced anything else. That life, that knowledge, that wisdom is purely natural to her.

Quote by Prince Andrew about knowledge, wisdom, life

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