A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
PAUL SIMONAll God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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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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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.
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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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When I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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I don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.
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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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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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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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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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