Paul Simon Quotes

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• I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it. Brain
• All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point. All
• A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time Challenge
• Life I love you, all is groovy. All
• So I'll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall. Bend
• I'm going to Graceland, for reasons I cannot explain. There's some part of me wants to see Graceland. And I may be advised to defend… Advised
• You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what. Beautiful
• Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on. Blessed
• Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Dimaggio
• 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… All
• People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go. Ask
• People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence. Hearing
• ...music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists. Aesthetic
• I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky.… Any
• Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's… Ecstasy
• There must be 50 ways to leave your lover. Inspirational
• I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it. Album
• I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings. Barry
• The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves. Addiction
• Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go. Breakdown

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