If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
BILLY JOELI 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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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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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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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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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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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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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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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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