Paul Simon Quotes
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.
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When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now.
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Our number one priority is to spend every peso possible to include those who are currently excluded.
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I've been called 'Bruce Lee.' I've been called other less offensive, but equally stupid and racist kind of terms.
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Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
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The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
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Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.
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We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
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You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.
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The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war.
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I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.
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Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.
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Being on your own sometimes is appealing.
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My original dream was to become a singer-songwriter, so I sent a video of myself playing the piano and singing to all the big agencies.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
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I was a very happy child, so to speak. But, since we didn't have video games or television, and very little radio, in terms of a form of entertainment, I used to read a lot and I would draw a lot, and those two things used to occupy my time.
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I think every mother feels that the best place for their child is with their mum, but you want things for yourself, too. So, you're either at work feeling guilty, or you are at home feeling frustrated.
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People who have committed to a service/advocacy role will tell you that some of the sublimest pleasure they have ever experienced comes in the context of that work. You get way more than you give.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.
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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.
