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The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions.
Billy Joel
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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
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William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
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William M. Joel
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