I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
BILLY JOELI sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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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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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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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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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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