Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Quote by Paul Simon

Topics: Paul Simon Quotes

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

I always get very calm with baseball.

I always get very calm with baseball.

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...

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...

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

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....

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...

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...

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 feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

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

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

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

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

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm...

The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm...

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it

Necessity knows no law except to conquer

Necessity knows no law except to conquer

There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes...

There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes...