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

Quote by Paul Simon

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then...

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then...

Who am I to blow against the wind?

Who am I to blow against the wind?

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...

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

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

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

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...

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime,...

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime,...

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

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

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can...

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can...

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

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....

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...

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...

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...

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally...

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally...

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

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