We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
PAUL SIMONTake two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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So I’ll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.
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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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By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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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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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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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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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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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.
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I don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.
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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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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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.
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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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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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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I’m sailing right behind.
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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Losing love is like a window in your heart.
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