All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
PAUL SIMONWe work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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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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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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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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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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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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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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Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
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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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