My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.
PAUL SIMONHow can you live in the Northeast?
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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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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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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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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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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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
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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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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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Losing love is like a window in your heart.
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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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The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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I like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
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