Paul Simon Quotes
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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 try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion.
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Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on.
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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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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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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
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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 more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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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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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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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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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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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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It was easier than explaining DiMaggio's use as a metaphor.
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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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...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.
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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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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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Couple in the next room bound to win a prize, they've been going at it all night long.
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I've got nothing to do today but smile.
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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.