I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
BILLY JOELYou 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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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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Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
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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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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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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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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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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 consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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