Explore Quotes by Billy Joel

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

Only the good die young.

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

You can’t go the distance with too much resistance

So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break

In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along

every time I've held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns

you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own. Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers eyes...and I can only stand apart and sympathize...for we are only what our situations hand us...it's either sadness or euphoria.

Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be Before your time Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it's the life you lead You're so ahead of yourself That you forfeit what you need Though you can see when you're wrong

And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.

I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I've found that just surviving is a noble fight. I once believed in causes too; I had my pointless points of view. And life went on no matter who as wrong or right.

If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there.