The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
PAUL SIMONDon’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work.
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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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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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If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you’ve created a special little thing, and that’s what I’m looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.
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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 don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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