I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
BILLY JOELThere was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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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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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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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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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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My songs are like my kids.
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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don’t do what you love, you’re just wasting your time.
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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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