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Words Quotes by Paul Simon
- I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them I think, 'That's really a…
- The words come. Usually, it's a long time before they come. And then when they start to come, it doesn't take so long for it…
- 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…
- The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
- Some people never say the words ‘I love you’, for like a child they’re longing to be told.
- Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words: 'I love…
More Words Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila