Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
PAUL SIMONBy the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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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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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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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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If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you’ve created a special little thing, and that’s what I’m looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.
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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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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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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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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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How can you live in the Northeast?
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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