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.
PAUL SIMONSerious numbers will speak to us always.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
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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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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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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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I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you’re wrong, you’re soppy, sentimental.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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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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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we’ve lost.
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