I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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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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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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I’m single but interviewing.
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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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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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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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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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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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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