People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
PAUL SIMON
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By 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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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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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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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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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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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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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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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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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 look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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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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