The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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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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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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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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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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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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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
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