Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
BILLY JOELYou’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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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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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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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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My songs are like my kids.
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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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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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