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 feelpessimistrain Change image and share on social
Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act. Leonard Cohen actwill Change image and share on social
I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. Leonard Cohen chantgroupjazz Change image and share on social
I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes well, that pleasure is unavailable and all your strategies collapse. Leonard Cohen anguishanxietybackground share on social
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity. Leonard Cohen activitydeliciousdisagreeable Change image and share on social
Journalists, especially English journalists, were very cruel to me. They said I only knew three chords when I knew five! Leonard Cohen chordcruelenglish Change image and share on social
My sense of proprietorship has been so weak that actually I didn't pay attention and I lost the copyrights on a lot of the songs. Leonard Cohen attentioncopyrightlose Change image and share on social
I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words. Leonard Cohen deeplyrhythmstructure Change image and share on social
I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly. Leonard Cohen considerexploreminor Change image and share on social
My two great heroes are W. B. Yeats and Federico García Lorca. Leonard Cohen federicogarciagreat Change image and share on social
