I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.
Paul SimonRead
The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell _x000D_ and not give a damn at the same time.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the balance between passion and detachment in life.
In this quote, Paul Simon reflects on the importance of caring deeply about what we do and the people around us, while also maintaining a sense of detachment or non-attachment. This balance allows individuals to invest emotionally in their pursuits without becoming overwhelmed by the outcomes or the opinions of others, thus fostering resilience and perspective in life's challenges.
Themes
CareDetachmentBalanceWisdomPerspective
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a motivational speech about overcoming challenges in personal projects.
More from Paul Simon
All quotes βI sort of recognize it, as opposed to shaping it. Oh, that's a good idea, that's a good line. I wonder where I can use that. And when you get into a rhyme group like 'not,' you got a lot of rhymes, you got a lot of choices. The more you do it, the luckier you get.
Paul SimonRead
I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told, and I have squandered my resistance, for a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises. All lies in jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest...la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lala-la-la-la-la...
Paul SimonRead
Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone?
Paul SimonRead
I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that.
Paul SimonRead
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
Paul SimonRead
Similar quotes
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.
John Kenneth GalbraithRead
We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
Yusef KomunyakaaRead
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Mark TwainRead
Sleep makes the silence and the terrible fear go by more quickly, helps pass the time, since it's impossible to kill.
Anne FrankRead
If I were a physician, and if I were allowed to prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence. For even if the Word of God were proclaimed in the modern world, how could one hear it with so much noise? Therefore, create silence.
Soren KierkegaardRead
Wise men say, and not without reason, that whosoever wished to foresee the future might consult the past.
Niccolo MachiavelliRead