You can linger too long in your dreams.
BILLY JOELAin’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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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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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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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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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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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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