Leonard Cohen Quotes

As I approach the end of my life, I have even less and less interest in examining what have got to be very superficial evaluations or opinions about the significance of one's life or one's work. I was never given to it when I was healthy, and I am less given to it now.

Leonard Cohen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016

Topics

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I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

Michael Chabon

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Under our Constitution, if you're a bad citizen, you're still a citizen; that's the way we roll.

Steve Bannon

ConstitutionYouBadCitizenWay

I've never worked in a retail store, but I did sell shoes at Gimme Shoes in San Francisco, a job I was fired from.

Sophia Amoruso

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I've got nothing against plastic surgery at all. I know lots of people, young and old, who've had it. The point about good surgery is you can't see it. The important thing is not to go crazy - and not to go to a bad surgeon.

Suki Waterhouse

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I read Herman Hesse's 'Siddhartha' while I was writing 'Lord of Light' along with many other things. It seemed a good time to read it so I could see what he had to say about Buddha. In my first chapter, I was thinking in terms of the big battle scene in the 'Mahabarata.' It helped me in visualizing the battle in my novel.

Roger Zelazny

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Did you know that you can live on Ensure for a year? A person can live for a really long time just lying in bed and drinking Ensure - way longer than you think.

Roz Chast

LiveTimeThinkYearLongYou

And there's no way I'm going to do Dame Edna.

Miranda Richardson

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I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.

Lukas Foss

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I just feel like you're being realistic if you can laugh at yourself.

Lucy Dacus

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The sun's going down and we can't afford to come back to it tomorrow.

Desmond Harrington

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The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

Christopher Eccleston

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When you see something that's so excellent it can be intimidating to walk into it no matter how many people you know.

Clancy Brown

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