If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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More Billy Joel Quotes
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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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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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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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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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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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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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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