The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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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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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work.
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I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you’re wrong, you’re soppy, sentimental.
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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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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