The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
PAUL SIMONMaybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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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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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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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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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?
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A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I’m very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I’ve never been a sex symbol. I’m spared the embarrassment of acting young.
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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.
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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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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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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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So I’ll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.
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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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