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

Quote by Paul Simon

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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...

Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.

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

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

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

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

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

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...

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...

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate...

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate...

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

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

I always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

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...

I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want...

I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

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...

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He...

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He...

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

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

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

Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.

Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.

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...

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

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