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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 Simon

I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
PAUL SIMON

Happiness Lover Myself Old See Street
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
The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
PAUL SIMON

Myself Natural Thinking World
I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
PAUL SIMON

Angry Heart Jealous Myself Soul
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
It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
PAUL SIMON

Difficult Goodness Simplicity
There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.
PAUL SIMON

People Silence Talk Thinking
All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That’s the whole point.
PAUL SIMON

Enjoyment God Love Point Requirement
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.
PAUL SIMON

Author Guide Knowledge Mentor Myself
Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
PAUL SIMON

Hard Time Life Myself Soft
Who am I to blow against the wind?
PAUL SIMON

Blow Myself Wind
I 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.
PAUL SIMON

Goodness Majority Myself Satisfaction Thinking
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.
PAUL SIMON

Agreement Difference Oneself Point Way
And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.
PAUL SIMON

Brave Face Myself
Serious numbers will speak to us always.
PAUL SIMON

Myself Serious Talk
If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you’ve created a special little thing, and that’s what I’m looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.
PAUL SIMON

Creation Humor Lose Serious Time Yourself

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.

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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.

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