I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
BILLY JOELIn every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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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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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don’t do what you love, you’re just wasting your time.
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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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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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