Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
PAUL SIMONSerious numbers will speak to us always.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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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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I don’t consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I’m growing.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
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I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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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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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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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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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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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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We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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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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