Quotes by Paul Simon

Ive got nothing to do today but smile.

We note our place with bookmarkersThat measure what weve lost.

I have my booksAnd 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.

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

Kodachrome... it gives us those nice, bright colors,gives us the greens of summers,makes ya think all the worlds a sunny day,Oh yeah!Ive got a Nikon camera, Id love to take a photograph,so mama dont take...my Kodachrome away...

...and all the people said What a shame that hes dead, but wasnt he a most peculiar man?

You want to be a writer, dont know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

I know a manHe came from my home townHe wore his passion for his womanLike a thorny crownHe said DoloresI live in fearMy love for yous so overpoweringIm afraid that I will disappear

Some people never say the words ‘I love you’, for like a child they’re longing to be told.

Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, youve created a special little thing, and thats what Im looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

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

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people wont be put to death.

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

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

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

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. Its chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I wont do is change the essence of my work.

Theres something about the sound of a train thats very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.