I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
BILLY JOELWe all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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