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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.

Billy Joel

We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
BILLY JOEL

Dream Ocean Rivers
I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
BILLY JOEL

Knows Play Said
I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
BILLY JOEL

House Jerry Sold
Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
BILLY JOEL

Art Honesty Kidding Part Truth
It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
BILLY JOEL

Alright Loses Two
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
BILLY JOEL

Criticism Honor Praise Received Sometimes
Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
BILLY JOEL

Moment Now South Trying
You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
BILLY JOEL

Ambition Dream Passion
We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
BILLY JOEL

Humans Making Mistakes Suppose
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.
BILLY JOEL

Graduation Help Real Teacher Wall
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.
BILLY JOEL

Crazy Mind People
I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
BILLY JOEL

Bring Care Fool Lesser
The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
BILLY JOEL

Blue Commercial Country Rocks
I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
BILLY JOEL

Life Looking Philosophy
I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
BILLY JOEL

Mother Piano Years
Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
BILLY JOEL

Changing Friendship Please Song

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