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.
PAUL SIMONIt’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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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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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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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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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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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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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
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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.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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