Logo
Quote by Leonard Cohen
I never really liked poetry readings I liked to read poetry by mys

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

Other quotes by Leonard Cohen

I have nothing against the Queen of England. Even in my heart I never resented her for not being Jackie Kennedy. She is, to my mind, a very gallant lady, victimized by whoever it is who designs the tops of her uniforms. – Leonard Cohen

Category:
Royalty, Kings, Queens
Author
Leonard Cohen
Read Quote

To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nations sweetest dreams of itself. – Leonard Cohen

Category:
Dreams
Author
Leonard Cohen
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Poetry
category

Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry. – Michael Tippett

Category:
Poetry

There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power. – Eugenio Montale

Category:
Poetry

I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry. – John Donne

Category:
Poetry

Poetry is one of the destinies of speech… One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language. – Gaston Bachelard

Category:
Poetry

Random Quotes

I think if they put a laugh track on Intervention, it would be funny. – Zach Galifianakis

Category:
funny

Motherhood is… difficult and… rewarding. – Gloria Estefan

Category:
mothersday

My good friends are Mormon, some of the best people I know. – Katherine Heigl

Category:
best

Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player – more than listening to a teacher – is the best way to get it. – Vijay Singh

Category:
Knowledge