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 SIMONAnthony 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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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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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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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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I 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.
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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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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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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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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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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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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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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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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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.
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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 have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don’t get sentimental. I think we’re all afraid to reveal our hearts. It’s not at all in fashion.
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