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Quote by Leonard Cohen
Raise a million filters and the rain will not be clean, until the

Raise a million filters and the rain will not be clean, until the longing for it be refined in deep confession. And still we hear, If only this nation had a soul, or, Let us change the way we trade, or, Let us be proud of our region. – Leonard Cohen

Other quotes by Leonard Cohen

Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. – Leonard Cohen

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Faith
Author
Leonard Cohen
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I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and hes written poetry then let the verdict be that hes a poet. – Leonard Cohen

Category:
Poetry
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Leonard Cohen
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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
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Leonard Cohen
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I durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air. – William Shakespeare

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The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. – John Steinbeck

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Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked. – Ralph Nader

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