All Paul Simon Quotes
- The risk of failure is part of the fun of what I do. Failure
- We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away. Believe
- I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some… All
- Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. Die
- 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… Afraid
- You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen. Find
- As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death. Capital
- If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if… Created
- Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard? Hard
- I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I… Called
- All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. All
- I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. Consider
- Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work. Anybody
- Who am I to blow against the wind? Blow
- There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. Hopeful
- We've survived by believing our life is going to get better. Believe
- Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. Chance
- It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance… Agonising
- My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears. Cannot Substitute
- Listen to the sound of silence. Corny