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PAUL SIMONWhy am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
More Paul Simon Quotes
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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.
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There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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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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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn’t really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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Anthony 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.
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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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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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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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Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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