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

Quote by Paul Simon

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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...

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...

Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After...

Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After...

Time, time, time, See what's become of me, While I look around all my possibilities

Time, time, time, See what's become of me, While I look around all my possibilities

Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be...

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...

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...

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about...

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about...

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

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

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.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe...

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe...

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on....

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on....

It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to...

It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to...