Quote by Billy Joel
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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. – Billy Joel

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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us. – Billy Joel

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alone
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For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift. – Billy Joel

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Music
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. – Ray Charles

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Music is the shorthand of emotion. – Leo Tolstoy

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I like to comprehend more or less everything around me – apart from the creation of my music. Its an obsessive character trait thats getting worse. I dont switch the light on and off 15 times before I leave the room yet, but somethings going wrong. – Robert Plant

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Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that thats what the music is about. – Brian Eno

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Dont change on me. Dont extort me unless you intend to do it forever. – Tupac Shakur

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Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music. – George Bernard Shaw

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What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when we hear it, when we see it, but we cant define it. – Robert Morgan

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We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. – Sir Winston Churchill

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