You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
BILLY JOELevery time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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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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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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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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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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I’m single but interviewing.
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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 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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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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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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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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