The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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 more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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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 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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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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I don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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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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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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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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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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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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