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.
PAUL SIMONThe words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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.
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I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don’t get sentimental. I think we’re all afraid to reveal our hearts. It’s not at all in fashion.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
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I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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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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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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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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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.
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Losing love is like a window in your heart.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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