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 SIMONTime 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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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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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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I don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.
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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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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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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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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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The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I’m very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I’ve never been a sex symbol. I’m spared the embarrassment of acting young.
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By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
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