Look, you know, you can't please everybody. I'm a stand-up comic. I know that. It doesn't matter how funny you are and how well you do, there's two people that are going to walk out of there hating you.
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BILLY IDOL I had all kinds of allergy problems with certain meats, and with fruits and vegetables with pesticid... BILLY CASPER I think if a poet wanted to lead, he or she would want the message to be unequivocally clear and fre... BILLY COLLINS I can always say I led off for the New York Yankees. It's an amazing feeling. BILLY CRYSTAL I'm not talking with an American accent. I haven't gone off and become Sammy Hagar. BILLY IDOL The thing that alarms me is that there are so many clergymen who say that the so-called 'new mor... BILLY GRAHAM Only when Christ comes again will the little white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little... BILLY GRAHAM Nothing can stop the attack of aircraft except other aircraft. BILLY MITCHELL Every President I think I've ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn't quite get do... BILLY GRAHAM There's exceptional work being done on television. Some of our great writers are writing for tel... BILLY CRUDUP We've got to use every piece of data and piece of information, and hopefully that will help us b... BILLY BEANE The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other ma... BILLY GRAHAM I know my voice has a limited range of motion; I don't write dramatic monologues and pretend to ... BILLY COLLINS Hell is the highest reward that the devil can offer you for being a servant of his. BILLY SUNDAY No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, an... BILLY GRAHAM Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. BILLY WILDER Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declar... BILLY GRAHAM A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip. BILLY GRAHAM Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being pe... BILLY GRAHAM Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength. BILLY GRAHAM I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. I... BILLY CORGAN I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right. BILLY GRAHAM I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something... BILLY JOEL I love Aerosmith. I love Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, anything from that era, Led Zeppelin. So my guita... BILLY UNGER I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face. BILLY GRAHAM God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns mad... BILLY GRAHAM Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of c... BILLY CONNOLLY As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of '... BILLY GRAHAM I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or... BILLY GRAHAM The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of prai... BILLY GRAHAM Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. BILLY GRAHAM