Author: Paul Simon

Quotes

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.

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

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

- Paul Simon

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.

- Paul Simon

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 pleasure, but you don't get wiped out.

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 pleasure, but you don't get wiped out.

- Paul Simon

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

- Paul Simon

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

- Paul Simon

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting.

- Paul Simon

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

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

- Paul Simon

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

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

- Paul Simon

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