Paul Simon Quotes

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.

Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel

• Success
• Frightened
• Adrenalin

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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.

  

  Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel
  • Success
  • Frightened
  • Adrenalin