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.
PAUL SIMONThe 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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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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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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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’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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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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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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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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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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