I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
BILLY JOELLawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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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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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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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 definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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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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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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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.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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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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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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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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I’m single but interviewing.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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