I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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More Billy Joel Quotes
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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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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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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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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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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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.
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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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Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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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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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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