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> [Consider the rose...The rose is the sweetest smelling flower of all, and it's the most beautiful because it's the most simple, right? But sometimes, you got to clip the rose. You got to cut the rose back, so something sweeter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/consider-the-rose-the-rose-is-the-sweetest-smelling-flower-of-all-and/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/billy-crystal-6588_beautiful_consider-the-rose-the-rose-is-the-sweete_404536.jpg)

> [I had a dream that Connie Chung is doing a newscast about my death and they show a clip from Soap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/i-had-a-dream-that-connie-chung-is-doing-a-newscast-about-my-death/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

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## More by Billy Crystal

> [Bambi, to a kid, was scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/bambi-to-a-kid-was-scary/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [It's money. I remember it from when I was single](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/it-s-money-i-remember-it-from-when-i-was-single/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [“We tiptoe around like we’re the Frank family and the Gestapo is downstairs. The baby monitor is in our room, and the unspoken rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/we-tiptoe-around-like-we-re-the-frank-family-and-the-gestapo-is/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [I'd like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/i-d-like-to-think-there-is-a-heaven-and-it-starts-from-the-happiest/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [I'm going to go on just living and laughing and loving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/i-m-going-to-go-on-just-living-and-laughing-and-loving/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [I quit drinking. That was a big problem for a lot of years. Then after that, I just started feeling grateful again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/i-quit-drinking-that-was-a-big-problem-for-a-lot-of-years-then-after/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [The house smelled of brisket and bourbon. That's the music I grew up on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/the-house-smelled-of-brisket-and-bourbon-that-s-the-music-i-grew-up-on/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [Don't give up your power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/don-t-give-up-your-power/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself, 'This is the best I'm ever going to look, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/did-you-ever-reach-a-point-in-your-life-where-you-say-to-yourself/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [I think when I feel I'm at my best is when I'm on stage, and it's my version of jazz because it's just riffing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/i-think-when-i-feel-i-m-at-my-best-is-when-i-m-on-stage-and-it-s-my/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [What's so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you're constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/what-s-so-fascinating-and-frustrating-and-great-about-life-is-that/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [ Those are all real things that I experienced, not with \[my daughters\] growing up but with the, you know - I'm trying not to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/those-are-all-real-things-that-i-experienced-not-with-my-daughters/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/whoo-hoo-hoo-look-who-knows-so-much-it-just-so-happens-that-your/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [ \[My mother\] is the greatest hero I'll ever know because she kept us all together, she made sure we all graduated college. She always… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/my-mother-is-the-greatest-hero-i-ll-ever-know-because-she-kept-us-all/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

> [For almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in the comedy galaxy… The beautiful light will continue to shine on us forever and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crystal/for-almost-40-years-he-was-the-brightest-star-in-the-comedy-galaxy/)

[Billy Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crystal/)

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