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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.

Quote by Billy Joel about ability, being, contentment, life

You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money.

Quote by Billy Joel about hate, reason, money, people, contentment

You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.

Quote by Billy Joel about things, contentment

And - but, you know, when you - I don't mind people's opinions of you.

Quote by Elton John about contentment, mind, people

And I talked to my doctor, and I must admit, you know, I'm sometimes quite renowned for my outbursts and I was just very frustrated, maybe a little frightened.

Quote by Elton John about contentment

And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.

Quote by Elton John about love, age, olderness, day, contentment

And if you're a journalist, surely the thing that you should be writing is the truth, or at least checking your facts.

Quote by Elton John about journalism, writing, truth, things, contentment

And that wasn't a problem coming out of the closet at all. My parents accepted it. I had, you know, I was very lucky in that respect.

Quote by Elton John about parents, respect, contentment

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

Quote by Elton John about danger, country, people, contentment

And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.

Quote by Elton John about contentment

Because, I figured that, because I was a successful man, I was wealthy, I was, you know, seemingly intelligent - even that I am not intelligent enough to ask for help.

Quote by Elton John about help, man, contentment

But, you know, those three words - I need help. If only I'd said them earlier.

Quote by Elton John about help, word, need, contentment

I do like Britney Spears. I think she's cute. I think she's fun. And I like her records. You know, I'm not a pop snob whatsoever. I think she makes great pop records.

Quote by Elton John about contentment

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.

Quote by Elton John about action, things, people, contentment

I spend my money but I don't, you know, I do - I'm a lavish kind of guy, and that's the way I am.

Quote by Elton John about money, contentment

I've got to do something to make up for all those self-absorbed and selfish years when I just, you know, was taking drugs, sitting in my room, doing bad things, whatever.

Quote by Elton John about drugs, self-control, bad luck, bad, things, contentment

The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too.

Quote by Elton John about being, family, affair, things, contentment

There are so many other issues that, you know, people are - breast cancer, which I'm also very involved in and raising money for.

Quote by Elton John about money, people, contentment

Well, I was making a record, and I had to choose a name, because they said, you know, you can't make a record under the name of Reg Dwight, because it's never going to - you know, it's not attractive enough.

Quote by Elton John about name, contentment

Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about books, fire, fire brigade, contentment