It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
BILLY JOELWell we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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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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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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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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You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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