Paul Simon Quotes

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

Paul Simon

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It's hard to take people seriously who say you're totally irresponsible if you go out and climb mountains when you have kids, because they clearly don't understand the circumstances. You can't impose your own acceptance of risk on other people - that's not fair.

Jimmy Chin

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The highs, the lows, the peaks, the valleys, whatever, it's all going to go into the art, whether I'm singing or acting or whatever.

Jill Scott

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Everything always interests me.

Max Apple

MeAlwaysEverythingInterests

Alcohol is a class of drugs that we call 'the sedatives.' And what you're doing is just knocking your brain out. You're not putting it into natural sleep.

Matthew Walker

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I'm encouraging kids to use computers at their own pace to build aspirations.

Sugata Mitra

ComputersBuildOwnKidsAspirations

In 'Mirror Mirror,' I played Prince Charming's side kick Renbock, who was pretty dandy, hapless and innocent. Other than that I've tended to play the complete opposite! I've played gritty, hard characters, generally tough people.

Robert Emms

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Movies that encourage empathy are more effective than those that objectify problems.

Roger Ebert

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For all founders, going public is a momentous milestone that has to be experienced to be fully understood. It is the culmination of years of hard work and personal sacrifice.

Jay Samit

WorkHard WorkSacrificePersonal

The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him.

Cher

WomenTroubleNothingHimExcited

Recording 'Tusk' was quite absurd. The studio contract rider for refreshments was like a telephone directory.

Christine McVie

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I think any time you hear that you're about to paralyze yourself, or even worse, it's just scary because you start to realize how precious life is.

Nikki Bella

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I think Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo + Juliet' is a work of genius.

Kelly Asbury

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