We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.
PAUL SIMONSomewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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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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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we’ve lost.
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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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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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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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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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