I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
BILLY JOELIt’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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My songs are like my kids.
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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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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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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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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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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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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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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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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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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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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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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