Leonard Cohen Quotes
Now, I don't want to give you the impression that I'm a great musicologist, but I'm a lot better than what I was described as for a long, long time; you know, people said I only knew three chords when I knew five.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I've failed those I care most about and let down the people who elected me to represent them.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.
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The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.
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Whenever I see a taboo, I just think that's something we need to drag screaming out into the light and discuss. Because taboos are where our fears live, and taboos are the things that keep us tiny. Particularly for women.
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The Western democracy of today is the forerunner of Marxism which without it would not be thinkable. It provides this world plague with the culture in which its germs can spread.
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One of the 12 steps is to admit that you're powerless, but I think that's bullshit. I think it's important to empower yourself by facing the stuff that triggers you.
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Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are saying.
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Now, I don't want to give you the impression that I'm a great musicologist, but I'm a lot better than what I was described as for a long, long time; you know, people said I only knew three chords when I knew five.
