There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
PAUL SIMONIt’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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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’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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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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After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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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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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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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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It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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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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