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?
PAUL SIMONIt was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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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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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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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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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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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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I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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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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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 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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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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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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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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