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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.

Paul Simon

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.
PAUL SIMON

Crazy Happiness Lover Old Ourselves Time
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.
PAUL SIMON

Description Fans Feeling Happiness Myself Pressure State
Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
PAUL SIMON

Fire Life Room Walk
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
PAUL SIMON

Company Finish Myself Record Stay
We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
PAUL SIMON

Believe Better Hope Life Survive
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
PAUL SIMON

Kind Magic Music People Perfection
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.
PAUL SIMON

Aware Live Myself Pain Personal Time
Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
PAUL SIMON

Live Magic Movie Pieces Song
Maybe I think too much for my own good.
PAUL SIMON

Goodness Myself Thinking
Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
PAUL SIMON

End Grave Result
Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
PAUL SIMON

Believe Brick Myself Natural Power Wall
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
PAUL SIMON

Chance Goodness Improvement Leave
I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
PAUL SIMON

Move Myself Room Smoke
You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
PAUL SIMON

Beautiful Life Yourself
Who am I to blow against the wind?
PAUL SIMON

Blow Myself Wind
I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
PAUL SIMON

Escape Influence Powerful Thinking

In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.

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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.

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