Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
BILLY JOELShe can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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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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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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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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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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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 didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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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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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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