Quote

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

Paul Simon

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Paul Simon
Line
Lines
Island
Faith
Islands
Everyone
Settings
Reality
Setting
Proof
Bottom
Sun

More quotes by Paul Simon

Image
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
Paul Simon
Image
The death penalty is reserved for people who do not
Paul Simon
Image
And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
Paul Simon
Image
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.
Paul Simon
Image
I like them all. They're all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
Paul Simon
Image
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.
Paul Simon
Image
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.
Paul Simon
Image
There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
Paul Simon
Image
A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time
Paul Simon
Image
The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
Paul Simon
Image
Jay Ashby is simply a great musician!
Paul Simon
Image
All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
Paul Simon
Image
The risk of failure is part of the fun of what I do.
Paul Simon
Image
There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
Paul Simon
Image
It's very helpful to start with something that's true. If you start with something that's false, you're always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
Paul Simon
Image
And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what weve lost.
Paul Simon
Image
I didn't get how big it was until I went home, turned on the television and saw it on all the news, and later that night on the front pages of all the newspapers. Then I got it.
Paul Simon
Image
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.
Paul Simon
Image
I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.
Paul Simon
Image
The phrasing didn't work as well.
Paul Simon