In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
BILLY JOELI don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Only the good die young.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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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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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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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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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.
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It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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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’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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In hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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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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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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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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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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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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