20 Quotes & Sayings By Paul Simon

Born Paul Howard Simon on November 13, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan, he is an American musician and songwriter. Simon has been known as a solo artist and with the alternative rock group Simon & Garfunkel. He has won nine Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.
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I've got nothing to do today but smile. Paul Simon
We note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we've...
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We note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we've lost. Paul Simon
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I have my books And my poetry to protect me; I am shielded in my armor, Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island. Paul Simon
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. Paul Simon
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Kodachrome... it gives us those nice, bright colors, gives us the greens of summers, makes ya think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah! I've got a Nikon camera, I'd love to take a photograph, so mama don't take...my Kodachrome away... Paul Simon
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...and all the people said 'What a shame that he's dead, but wasn't he a most peculiar man? Paul Simon
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You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen. Paul Simon
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I know a man He came from my home town He wore his passion for his woman Like a thorny crown He said "DoloresI live in fear My love for you's so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear Paul Simon
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Some people never say the words ‘I love you’, for like a child they’re longing to be told. Paul Simon
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Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts. Paul Simon
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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 you get pompous, you lose everything. Paul Simon
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Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work. Paul Simon
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As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death. Paul Simon
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. Paul Simon
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Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. Paul Simon
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. Paul Simon
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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 gotta use that one. Paul Simon
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I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work. Paul Simon
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There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful. Paul Simon