It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
BILLY JOELWe might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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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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We never could have come this far I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times I’ll take you just the way you are Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair. […] I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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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 drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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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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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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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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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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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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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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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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