Who am I to blow against the wind?
PAUL SIMONIf you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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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?
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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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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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 don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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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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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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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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The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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