When I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
PAUL SIMONSail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I’m sailing right behind.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home, where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me.
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There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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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 must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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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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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 stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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Who am I to blow against the wind?
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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
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The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn’t really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
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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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