Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
BILLY JOELYou only beat me if you get me to hate.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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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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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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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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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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