Paul Simon Quotes

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Paul Simon

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 13, 1941

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

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I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.

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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

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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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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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As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.

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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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A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest.

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There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

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I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.

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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?

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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

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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.

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Who am I to blow against the wind?

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I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?

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Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.

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Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.

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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

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