"Most of the time, when I had hits as a soloist - maybe not so much with Simon & Garfunkel - I was surprised they were hits. I didn't know what the hits were. I never thought that 'Loves Me Like A Rock' was going to be a hit, or 'Mother And Child Reunion,' or '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.' They didn't sound like what the hits sounded like at the time. Radio was more open to things that weren't exactly what every other hit was."

-- Paul Simon

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Oppression is more easily endured than insult.”
“The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world?”
“If something is sustainable, it means we can go on doing it indefinitely. If it isn't, we can't”
“She wanted to exist only as a conscious flower, prolonging and preserving herself”
“Doing science is not inherently incompatible with religious faith.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“All empires are created of blood and fire.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”
“I know it is never a good idea to not be comfortable.”

Source : "BYT Interviews: Garance Dore". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 19, 2016.

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