I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
BILLY JOELI’ve crashed my car three times.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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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 don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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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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