Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
BILLY JOELWe all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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We never could have come this far I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times I’ll take you just the way you are Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair. […] I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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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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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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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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