I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
PAUL SIMONShe said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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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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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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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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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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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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Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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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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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
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