You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
BILLY JOELYou’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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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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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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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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I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
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