Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
PAUL SIMONI was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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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 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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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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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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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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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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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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People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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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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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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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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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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Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
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Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I’m sailing right behind.
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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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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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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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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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