The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
PAUL SIMONOne man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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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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Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
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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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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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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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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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By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
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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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And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
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I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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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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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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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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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
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And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
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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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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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