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

Quote by Paul Simon

Topics: Discovery Quotes, Inventions Quotes

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

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

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

My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm...

My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm...

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 Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully....

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully....

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

Who am I to blow against the wind?

Who am I to blow against the wind?

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...