Paul Simon Quotes
We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.
Quotes to Explore
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Age for me is just a number.
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When I was growing up, I loved stories in which a girl sets out on a quest to rescue the prince instead of the other way around.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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I always try to keep one very feminine quality to my style.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.
Gail Devers -
My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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In captivity, one loses every way of acting over little details which satisfy the essentials of life. Everything has to be asked for: permission to go to the toilet, permission to ask a guard something, permission to talk to another hostage - to brush your teeth, use toilet paper, everything is a negotiation.
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In Kenya you've got the great birds and monkeys leaping through the trees overhead. It's a chance to remember what the world is really like.
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I would enjoy venturing into music, as I do write songs and compose music! And, of course, dance, rhythm and performance are in my blood, so eventually I see myself doing something in that area, surely!
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Before I got into politics, I wanted to be a missionary to people in the Middle East. I thought it would be better to speak with them in their own language.
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They put over 100 million gates/transistors on a tiny piece of silicon. On that piece of silicon there are more lines than there are on a roadmap of London - and they work. There are very very few errors in a microprocessor.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.
