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"Kodachrome, it gives us those nice bright colors Gives us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! I got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph So momma, don't take my Kodachrome away."
"By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs."
"I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing."
"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."
"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."
"And a rock feels no pain; And an island never cries."
"All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point."
"When I first heard Elvis perform "Bridge Over Trouble Water" it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?"
"Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover."
"Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life."
"Instead of thinking in terms of chords, I think of voice-leading; that is, melody line and bass line, and where the bass line goes. If you do that, you'll have the right chord. [These voices] will give you some alternatives, and you can play those different alternatives to hear which one suits your ear. Keep the bass line moving so you don't stay in one spot: if you have an interesting bass line and you roll it against the melody, the chords are going to come out right."
"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."
"I think my hight had the most significant single effect on my existence, aside from my brain. In fact, it's part of an inferior-superior syndrome. I think I have an inferior brain and an inferior stature, if you really want to get brutal about it."
"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."
"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."
"I always get very calm with baseball."
"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."
"I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through."
"A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational experience."
"Poverty is not an act of God. It is the result of flawed policy, and that is a moral challenge."