And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
BILLY JOELI don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
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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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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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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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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.
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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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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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