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23 quotes by Bruce Cockburn

This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (July 2013) Bruce Cockburn Bruce Cockburn performing at the City Stages festival in Birmingham, Alabama, United States Background information Born (1945-05-27) May 27, 1945 (age 69) Origin Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Genres Folk, rock Instruments...
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I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm travelling toward light.

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There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one.

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If I try to understand what it means to be a Christian, I look at the two instructions that were given in the Bible that are paramount, and those are... →

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I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.

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It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.

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The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

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I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until... →

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I remember when the idea of living to be 40 seemed absurd.

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A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea.

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I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing... →

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All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so... →

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'Each One Lost' I wrote the day after I got home. My week in Afghanistan was a very short trip, but it was a powerful experience.

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'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.

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