All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
PAUL SIMONIt was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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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.
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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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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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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