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.
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.
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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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 don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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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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Music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.
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How can you live in the Northeast?
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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After all those years of automatic success, you don’t get nervous any more. It’s really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.
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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 met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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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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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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