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Quote by John Herschel

“What God sends is welcome.”

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Sir John Herschel was a British astronomer, mathematician, and chemist, renowned for his contributions to astronomy and photography. He was born on March 7, 1792, and died on May 11, 1871. more

“From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time East and west of the Rio Grande. Well, he started with a bank in Colorado In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid. And his age and his size took the teller by surprise, And the word spread of Billy the Kid.”

Wells Made Hands Kids Age Known Boys Crime Six Gun Towns Surprise West Size Spread East Pockets Legends Daring Virginia Colorado Vests East And West Rio West Virginia Colts Wheeling

Author:Billy Joel

“So you play your albums and you smoke your pot And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot Oh, but still you're aching for the things you haven't got, What went wrong? And if you can't understand why your world is so dead And why you've got to keep in style and feed your head Well, you're twenty one and still you mother makes your bed And that's too long.”

Ifs World Wells Long Stills Play Mother Style Havens Bed Twenties Albums Smoke Girlfriend Pot Twenty One Parking Parking Lot Your Girlfriend

Author:Billy Joel

“Streetlife serenaders Have no obligations Hold no grand illusions Need no stimulation.”

Needs Illusion Obligation Stimulation

Author:Billy Joel

“I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand Another serenader and another long haired band Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts, But I know the game, you'll forget my name, And I won't be here in another year If I don't stay on the charts.”

Ifs Knows Years Heart May Long Today Games Names Forget Band Champion Entertainers Long Hair Another Year

Author:Billy Joel

“I am the entertainer, I've come to do my show You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.”

Ifs Writing Years Long Shows Beautiful Song Records Cutting Heard Fit Radio Ran Entertainers Best Year

Author:Billy Joel

“I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers, I've been in the magazines But if I go cold, I won't get sold I get put in the back in the discount rack Like another can of beans.”

Ifs Kind Age Stage Goes On Cold Paper All Kinds Magazines Idols Papers Entertainers Beans Racks Discounts

Author:Billy Joel

“So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again. Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.”

Lasts Faces Life Is Baby Hollywood Series Goodbye Now And Then Saying Goodbye My Baby Many Faces

Author:Billy Joel

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