When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
PAUL SIMONWhere have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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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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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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She said a good day ain’t got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been.
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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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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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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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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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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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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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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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