Paul Simon Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it.”

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

“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.”

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

“I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.”

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

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

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

“A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest.”