All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
PAUL SIMONNo one dare disturb the sound of silence.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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I like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
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I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me.
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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
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Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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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.
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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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.
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I don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
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Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
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I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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I don’t consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I’m growing.
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I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you’re wrong, you’re soppy, sentimental.
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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