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The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good....

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.

Quote by Mahalia Jackson about obstacles, devil, pray, old, olderness, god, good, good luck, contentment

A good thing never ends.

A good thing never ends.

Quote by Mick Jagger about end, things, good, good luck

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing...

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.

Quote by Mick Jagger about work, things, good, good luck, contentment

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the...

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Quote by Billy Joel about artists, good, good luck

I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the...

I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.

Quote by Billy Joel about death, good, good luck

I was living in LA and trying to get out of a bad record...

I was living in LA and trying to get out of a bad record contract. I worked under an assumed name, the Piano Stylings of Bill Martin!

Quote by Billy Joel about bills, name, bad luck, bad

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all...

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

Quote by Billy Joel about family, good, good luck

This is a sissy tour. This is four weeks. This isn't even a rehearsal; by the time we get good we're going to have to stop. This is like a Madonna tour.

Quote by Billy Joel about good, good luck, time

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and...

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?

Quote by Billy Joel about purpose, career, thinking, good, good luck

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.

Quote by Billy Joel about commerce, food, money, good, good luck

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

A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper...

A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about nothing, good, good luck

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good...

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about wife, good, good luck, man

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good, good luck, man

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will...

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good, good luck

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who...

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about measure, good, good luck, man

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only...

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about duty, good, good luck

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking;...

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about drinking, man, good, good luck

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about home, house, happiness, nothing, good, good luck, man, people

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good, good luck, contentment, money

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