I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
PAUL SIMONWe’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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
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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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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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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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Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
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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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There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
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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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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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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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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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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.
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Maybe I think too much for my own good.
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