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

Quote by Paul Simon

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Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph ~~ Preserve your memories, they're all...

Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph ~~ Preserve your memories, they're all...

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't...

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't...

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become...

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become...

Who am I to blow against the wind?

Who am I to blow against the wind?

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But...

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But...

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

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

I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music....

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music....

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we...

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we...

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and...

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and...

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all...

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all...

I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and...

I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and...

When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks...

When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks...

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon...

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon...

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about...

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about...

It became very clear to the director that it would be foolish not to use...

It became very clear to the director that it would be foolish not to use...

Instead of loving your enemies -- treat your friends a little better.

Instead of loving your enemies -- treat your friends a little better.

In the spiritual life nowhere do our ideals meet the actual more truly than in...

In the spiritual life nowhere do our ideals meet the actual more truly than in...