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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.

Billy Joel

I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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People Retirement Retiring
There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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Life Other Stories Story
Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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Advice Cheap Take
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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Mean Opinion Singers
Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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Art Honesty Kidding Part Truth
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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Known Life Only Time
You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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Money Overtime Pay Uncles Work
When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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Art Created Looks Portraits
I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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Boys Drinking Inspirational
You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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Made Mistake Reality
There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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Islands Men Sea
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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Everybody Famous Really Town
I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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Girl Kind Rock Roll
I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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Away From Crush Friendship Girl
We’re on the verge of all things new.
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All Cerge Country New Things
There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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Conversation Paranoia Someone Talk Way

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