I don’t consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I’m growing.
PAUL SIMONLord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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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No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Maybe 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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Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
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I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.
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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.
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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.
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
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