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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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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. "

" 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. "

" I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one. "

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

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

" There must be 50 ways to leave your lover. "

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

" My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it. "

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" Listen to the sound of silence. "

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

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" You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen. "