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.
PAUL SIMONPeople ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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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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It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
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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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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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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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We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
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