Paul Simon Quotes

There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say next.

The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.

All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

These are the days of miracle and wonder.

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.

It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.

And she said 'Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you're blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.'

One man's ceiling is another man's floor.

Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?

When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.

Given all the facts that I'm young and I'm in good health and I'm famous - that I have talent, I have money - given all these facts, I want to know why I'm so unhappy.

And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow.

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same

All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point.

Life I love you, all is groovy.

The phrasing didn't work as well.

Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.

Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.

We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.