"I didn't get how big it was..." - Quote by Paul Simon
I didn't get how big it was until I went home, turned on the television and saw it on all the news, and later that night on the front pages of all the newspapers. Then I got it.
More by Paul Simon
“She said, why don't we both just sleep on it tonight,And I believe, in the morning you'll begin to see the light.And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right,There must be fifty ways to leave your lover, fifty ways to leave your lover.”
“I don't really like to write at a desk. I like to write when driving in a car. ... Once you're working on it, you're working on it all the time, and sometimes stuff'll come in the middle of the night, in a dream or something. Your mind is working on it all the time.”
“Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?”
More on Realization
“I've now realised for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest.”
“Like the lotus which thrives in mud, the potential for realization grows in the rich soil of everyday life”
“The whole Beatle thing was just beyond comprehension. When 'Help' came out, I was actually crying out for help. Most people think it's just a fast rock 'n roll song. I didn't realize it at the time; I just wrote the song because I was commissioned to write it for the movie. But later, I knew I really was crying out for help.”
More on Impact
“I have no delusions that I'm the only source of improving people's lives or that I'm even the right source. My style is intense, and it's not going to be right for everybody.”
“Everybody's life is either rewarding or an example.”
“There is always room for a person of force and they make room for many.”