Quote by Paul Simon
If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, youve creat

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, youve created a special little thing, and thats what Im looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything. – Paul Simon

Other quotes by Paul Simon

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears. – Paul Simon

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Music
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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. – Paul Simon

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

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Other Quotes from
Humor
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I try to bring it across on my record, in my dress, in what I do and what I say because to me humor is important. You should have a dose of that and I guess giving it is what Im here for. – Bootsy Collins

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Humor

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. – James Thurber

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Humor

I am a great believer that what makes our show different is the humor. – Treat Williams

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Humor

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. – Peter Ustinov

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Humor

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