The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Quote by Paul Simon

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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,...

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

Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be...

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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 was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and...

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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.

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...

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking...

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking...

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

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

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