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" I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. "

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

" As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death. "

" Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good. "

" People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music. "

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

" We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way. "

" How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony. "

" When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets. "

" If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything. "

" Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. "

" All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. "

" The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it. "

" When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal. "

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

" Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. "

" I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs. "

" Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that. "

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

" My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the only thing I find interesting. "

" Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out. "

" Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard? "

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

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" I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work. "

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

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" One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon and Garfunkel. I always took exception to it, but actually I agree with a lot of it. "