"You want to be a writer, don't know……" — Paul Simon
"You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen."
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149 Quotes by Paul Simon
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.
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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…
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Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone?
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...what threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card…
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It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor; It's outrageous, the crimes some human beings must…
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The Wisdom is old, the Koran is old, the Bible is old. Disagreements? Work 'em out.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same
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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…
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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I don't really know why an idea comes to me. But all of a sudden, an idea comes and from…
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Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's…
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I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them…
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