People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
PAUL SIMONThese are the days of miracle and wonder.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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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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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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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’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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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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Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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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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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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