People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
PAUL SIMONThe more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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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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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’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 more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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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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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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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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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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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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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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