I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
BILLY JOELYou’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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