I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
PAUL SIMONThese are the days of miracle and wonder.
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Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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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.
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A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I’m very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I’ve never been a sex symbol. I’m spared the embarrassment of acting young.
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
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Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
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Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
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People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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Losing love is like a window in your heart.
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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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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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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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How can you live in the Northeast?
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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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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 would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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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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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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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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