When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
PAUL SIMONI don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, 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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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.
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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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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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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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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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