Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
PAUL SIMONWhen I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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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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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me.
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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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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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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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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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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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When I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
PAUL SIMON