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.
BILLY JOELevery time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
More Billy Joel Quotes
-
-
Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
BILLY JOEL -
I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
BILLY JOEL -
Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
BILLY JOEL -
I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
BILLY JOEL -
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
BILLY JOEL -
If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
BILLY JOEL -
I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOEL -
Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
BILLY JOEL -
I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
BILLY JOEL -
you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
BILLY JOEL -
I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
BILLY JOEL -
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
BILLY JOEL -
We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
BILLY JOEL -
Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
BILLY JOEL -
There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
BILLY JOEL