But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
BILLY JOELYou can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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