Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
BILLY JOELAs an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
More Billy Joel Quotes
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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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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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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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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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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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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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