I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
BILLY JOELI believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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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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I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
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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 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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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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