Tag: Leonard Cohen
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I had a very messianic childhood.
Leonard Cohen
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The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence.
Leonard Cohen
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This is the most challenging activity that humans get into, which is love. You know, where we have the sense that we can’t live without love. That life has very little meaning without love.
Leonard Cohen
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At a certain point, if you still have your marbles and are not faced with serious financial challenges, you have a chance to put your house in order. It’s a cliche, but it’s underestimated as an analgesic on all levels. Putting your house in order, if you can do it, is one of the most comforting activities, and the benefits of it are incalculable.
Leonard Cohen
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I don’t consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.
Leonard Cohen
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I had girlfriends who really irritated me by their devotion to the Beatles. I didn’t begrudge them their interest, and there were songs like ‘Hey Jude’ that I could appreciate. But they didn’t seem to be essential to the kind of nourishment that I craved.
Leonard Cohen
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If I knew where the good songs came from, I’d go there more often.
Leonard Cohen
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There are writers who are great visionaries, who can depict huge movements – things like that. They’re the great writers. I’m just the other kind.
Leonard Cohen
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There were times that I thought I was good looking.
Leonard Cohen
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I’ve always been into self-dramatization. I intend to live forever.
Leonard Cohen