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

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" We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing. "

" Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar. "

" Listen to the sound of silence. "

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

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

" My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears. "

" I think I have a superior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it. "

" 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. "

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

" I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion. "

" Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. "

" The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains. "

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

" I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy. "

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

" We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys. "

" I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings. "

" We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives. "

" It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished. "

" Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio. "

" Who am I to blow against the wind? "

" 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. "

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

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

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