It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
BILLY JOELYou’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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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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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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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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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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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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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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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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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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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