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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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

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside...

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside...

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can...

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can...

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...

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

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

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a...

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a...

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

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

Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.

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....

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place,...

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place,...

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

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...

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 lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway...

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway...

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...

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....

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take...

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take...

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...