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.
BILLY JOELCall me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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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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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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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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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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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 believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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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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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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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 watched the mighty skyline fall
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Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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You 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.
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I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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