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Quote by Leonard Cohen
I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied

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

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We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless theyre paid for it. – Leonard Cohen

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The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and its overturned the order of the soul… – 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

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The poet… may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. – Lionel Trilling, The Liberal Imagination, 1950

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Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure. – Mark Strand

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When youre looking that far out, youre giving people their place in the universe, it touches people. Science is often visual, so it doesnt need translation. Its like poetry, it touches you. – Story Musgrave

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There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. – Henry R. Luce

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