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Paul Simon quotes: Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts. Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.
Paul Simon quotes: Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard. Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
Paul Simon quotes: It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him. It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.
Paul Simon quotes: And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow. And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
Paul Simon quotes: When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal. When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
Paul Simon quotes: You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen. You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
Paul Simon quotes: If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal. If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
Paul Simon quotes: People say a lie is just a lie, but I say why deny the obvious child. People say a lie is just a lie, but I say why deny the obvious child.
Paul Simon quotes: I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work. I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.
Paul Simon quotes: The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh. The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
Paul Simon quotes: The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time. The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell
and not give a damn at the same time.
Paul Simon quotes: Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover. Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
Paul Simon quotes: The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains. The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
Paul Simon quotes: Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales. Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.
Paul Simon quotes: Two times two is twenty-two, four times four is forty-four. When numbers get serious, they leave a mark on your door. Two times two is twenty-two, four times four is forty-four. When numbers get serious, they leave a mark on your door.
Paul Simon quotes: Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists. Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
Paul Simon quotes: The death penalty is reserved for people who do not The death penalty is reserved for people who do not
Paul Simon quotes: People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music. People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
Paul Simon quotes: You can't outrun the history train You can't outrun the history train
Paul Simon quotes: Serious numbers will speak to us always. Serious numbers will speak to us always.
Paul Simon quotes: And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what weve lost. And you read your emily dickinson,
And I my robert frost.
And we note our place with bookmarkers
That measure what weve lost.
Paul Simon quotes: Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
Paul Simon quotes: I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died. If I never loved I never would have cried ... I am a rock. I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died. If I never loved I never would have cried ... I am a rock.
Paul Simon quotes: Couple in the next room bound to win a prize, they've been going at it all night long. Couple in the next room bound to win a prize, they've been going at it all night long.
Paul Simon quotes: Jay Ashby is simply a great musician! Jay Ashby is simply a great musician!
Paul Simon quotes: It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor; It's outrageous, the crimes some human beings must endure ... It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor; It's outrageous, the crimes some human beings must endure ...
Paul Simon quotes: There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
Paul Simon quotes: Everything looks worse in black and white. Everything looks worse in black and white.
Paul Simon quotes: Maybe I think too much for my own good. Maybe I think too much for my own good.
Paul Simon quotes: Listen to the sound of silence. Listen to the sound of silence.
Paul Simon quotes: The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it. The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
Paul Simon quotes: These are the days of lasers in the jungle, staccato signals of constant information ... These are the days of lasers in the jungle, staccato signals of constant information ...
Paul Simon quotes: Sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears. Sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.
Paul Simon quotes: All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point. All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point.
Paul Simon quotes: There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime. There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
Paul Simon quotes: I have my books and poetry to protect me I have my books and poetry to protect me
Paul Simon quotes: I get the news I need on the weather reportAnd I have nothing to do today but smile I get the news I need on the weather report
And I have nothing to do today but smile
Paul Simon quotes: We're living in a certain time, and we're aware of it. And that's part of what we're aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains. We're living in a certain time, and we're aware of it. And that's part of what we're aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
Paul Simon quotes: Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard. Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
Paul Simon quotes: One man's ceiling is another man's floor. One man's ceiling is another man's floor.
Paul Simon quotes: People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go. People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go.
Paul Simon quotes: Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away.
Paul Simon quotes: The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
Paul Simon quotes: The students of Gallaudet have sent a powerful message across this country! The students of Gallaudet have sent a powerful message across this country!
Paul Simon quotes: When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets. When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.
Paul Simon quotes: When I first heard Elvis perform "Bridge Over Trouble Water" it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that? When I first heard Elvis perform "Bridge Over Trouble Water" it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
Paul Simon quotes: Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar. Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar.
Paul Simon quotes: Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author. Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
Paul Simon quotes: We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
Paul Simon quotes: There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next. There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.
Paul Simon quotes: Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on. Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on.
Paul Simon quotes: Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire. Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
Paul Simon quotes: Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song. Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
Paul Simon quotes: All I've got to do today is smile. All I've got to do today is smile.
Paul Simon quotes: Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough. Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.
Paul Simon quotes: Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone? Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone?
Paul Simon quotes: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Paul Simon quotes: And all the people said 'What a shame that he's dead, but wasn't he a most peculiar man? And all the people said 'What a shame that he's dead, but wasn't he a most peculiar man?
Paul Simon quotes: These are the days of miracle and wonder. These are the days of miracle and wonder.
Paul Simon quotes: Medicine is magical and magical is art, the boy in the bubble, and the baby with the baboon heart. Medicine is magical and magical is art, the boy in the bubble, and the baby with the baboon heart.
Paul Simon quotes: I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through. I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.
Paul Simon quotes: She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spyI said 'Be careful his bowtie is really a camera' She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said 'Be careful his bowtie is really a camera'
Paul Simon quotes: We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys. We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.
Paul Simon quotes: I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it. I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.
Paul Simon quotes: I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move. I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
Paul Simon quotes: It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964. It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
Paul Simon quotes: A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest. - Paraphrased from The Boxer A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest. - Paraphrased from The Boxer
Paul Simon quotes: You can burn down my churches. But I shall be free. You can burn down my churches. But I shall be free.
Paul Simon quotes: The only time that love is an easy game is when two other people are playing it. The only time that love is an easy game is when two other people are playing it.
Paul Simon quotes: I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.
Paul Simon quotes: A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time
Paul Simon quotes: When I was a young reporter, the great vice among journalists was whiskey. Today, it's cynicism. When I was a young reporter, the great vice among journalists was whiskey. Today, it's cynicism.
Paul Simon quotes: I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it. I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it.
Paul Simon quotes: The risk of failure is part of the fun of what I do. The risk of failure is part of the fun of what I do.
Paul Simon quotes: I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me. I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
Paul Simon quotes: Well I'm on my wayI don't know where I'm goingI'm on my way I'm taking my timeBut I don't know where Well I'm on my way
I don't know where I'm going
I'm on my way I'm taking my time
But I don't know where
Paul Simon quotes: She said a good day ain't got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been She said a good day ain't got no rain
She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed
And I think of things that might have been
Paul Simon quotes: What threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of other things. What threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of other things.
Paul Simon quotes: By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs. By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
Paul Simon quotes: The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves. The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves.
Paul Simon quotes: The phrasing didn't work as well. The phrasing didn't work as well.
Paul Simon quotes: The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again
Paul Simon quotes: So I'll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall. So I'll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.
Paul Simon quotes: Who am I to blow against the wind? Who am I to blow against the wind?
Paul Simon quotes: It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good. It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
Paul Simon quotes: I've got nothing to do today but smile. I've got nothing to do today but smile.
Paul Simon quotes: Love is an island in the setting sun Love is an island in the setting sun
Paul Simon quotes: The leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind. And they crumble in your hand. The leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind. And they crumble in your hand.
Paul Simon quotes: A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest. A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.
Paul Simon quotes: It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor. It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor.
Paul Simon quotes: How can you live in the Northeast? How can you live in the Northeast?
Paul Simon quotes: Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go. Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
Paul Simon quotes: Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates.The earth is blue.And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it. Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates.
The earth is blue.
And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
Paul Simon quotes: The Wisdom is old, the Koran is old, the Bible is old. Disagreements? Work 'em out. The Wisdom is old, the Koran is old, the Bible is old. Disagreements? Work 'em out.
Paul Simon quotes: I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers, still crazy after all these years. I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers, still crazy after all these years.
Paul Simon quotes: Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won't come undone. Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won't come undone.
Paul Simon quotes: How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony. How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
Paul Simon quotes: Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work. Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.
Paul Simon quotes: I always get very calm with baseball. I always get very calm with baseball.
Paul Simon quotes: Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life. Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.

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