Paul Simon Quotes
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Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on.
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Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won't come undone.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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There are lots of really good guitarists, but they play with the same pedals that everybody else does. Everybody buys the same pedals, so the sounds tend to be the same. I am looking for different ways of doing that without having to spend days and weeks and months fooling around with pedals, which I don't enjoy.
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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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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.
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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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I've got nothing to do today but smile.
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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down... or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame "I am leaving! I am leaving" but the fighter still remains.
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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.
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Big box just wasn't our strength. We are a men's and boy's specialty store focused on providing high quality clothing with custom tailoring. Our customer is king. When we had seven stores, communication between the stores and with our customers became more disconnected. We started to lose that great family 'camaraderie' that is essentially the key to our success.
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Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They're all that's left you.
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I don't think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really escape the influence.
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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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The leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind. And they crumble in your hand.
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The problem is all inside your head, she said to me The answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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Couple in the next room bound to win a prize, they've been going at it all night long.
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Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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It's very helpful to start with something that's true. If you start with something that's false, you're always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.
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...what threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of other things.