I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
PAUL SIMONHaving a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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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 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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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
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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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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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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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