She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
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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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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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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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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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 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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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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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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There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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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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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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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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