Leonard Cohen Quotes
Waiting for the miracleThere's nothing left to do.I haven't been this happysince the end of World War II.

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My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
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I have selective hearing.
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The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!
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You don't go out and change your gender for a television show, O.K.? It ain't happening. I don't care who you are.
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Doing a kid's movie is fun when you have kids. You don't want to do kids' movies if you don't have kids. When you have kids, things change in your life.
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will find the good things in your life and that you will lead to good relationships and good people in your life. And you can make the most of what he's given you.
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.'
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting the music that influences me most.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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I remain convinced of the compelling case for connected care.
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I believe I have quality, and that's why I won a grand slam, so I know I can do it again.
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After 28 years of owning boats, I'm over it.
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Waiting for the miracleThere's nothing left to do.I haven't been this happysince the end of World War II.