There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
PAUL SIMONI 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.
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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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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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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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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I like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
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Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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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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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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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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People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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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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