Author: Paul Simon

Quotes

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

- 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

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

- 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

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

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

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

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

- Paul Simon

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

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

- Paul Simon

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

- Paul Simon

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