It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
PAUL SIMONTake 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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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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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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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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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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The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn’t really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
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The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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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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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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Having 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.
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There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.
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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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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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