Paul Simon quotes - page 4

All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. (Paul Simon)
Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard? View quote
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Who am I to blow against the wind? View quote
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There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. View quote
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I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs. View quote
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My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it. View quote
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. View quote
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My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears. View quote
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. View quote
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People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music. View quote
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Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough. (Paul Simon)
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. View quote
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Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work. View quote
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Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good. View quote
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I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that. View quote
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover. View quote
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I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act. View quote
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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. View quote
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Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out. View quote
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains. View quote
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I don't like fashion. It's very heartless. (Paul Simon)
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. View quote
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Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio. View quote
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We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. View quote
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I always get very calm with baseball. View quote
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