Paul Simon quotes

Paul Simon quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Poverty is not an act of God. It is the result of flawed policy, and that is a moral challenge.”
-- Paul Simon

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“When I was a young reporter, the great vice among journalists was whiskey. Today, it's cynicism.”
-- Paul Simon

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“Journalists should be people in whom there is at least a flicker of hope.”
-- Paul Simon

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“A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational experience.”
-- Paul Simon

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“The students of Gallaudet have sent a powerful message across this country!”
-- Paul Simon

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“Each day was a challenge of enjoyment, and he [Hemingway] would plan it out as a field general plans a campign.”
“I'm always looking for challenges.”

Source : "Q&A with ... Packers QB Aaron Rodgers: 'Let's go get another one'". Interview with Vinnie Iyer, www.sportingnews.com. February 7, 2011.
“Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.”

Source : Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.171, Simon and Schuster
“King Crimson is never easy; it's challenging. That's why I like it.”
“Your life, all of your life, is your path to awakening. By resisting or not dealing with its challenges, you stay asleep to Reality. Pay attention to what life is trying to reveal to you. Say yes to its fierce, ruthless, and loving grace.”
“Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.”

Source : "How Privacy Has Become an Antitrust Issue" by Al Franken, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 30, 2012.
“This growing poverty in the midst of growing population constitutes a permanent menace to peace. And not only to peace, but also to democratic institutions and personal liberty For overpopulation is not compatible with freedom.”
“Owain crossed his arms over his chest. "I've gone straight. Only good, clean jobs for me now." "So, in other words," North said, "you're living in poverty?”
“Yes I graduated from high school. Welfare. Temporary work, please. What is my problem? I want to eat.”
“No moral system can rest solely on authority.”

Source : Humanist Outlook (1968) introduction

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