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

Quote by Paul Simon

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority...

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority...

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special...

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special...

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

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

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...

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 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...