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I woke up one morning with this song in my head, and the opening line of the song is, 'My name was Richard Nixon, only now I'm a girl.'

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Girl Head Line Morning Name Nixon Now One Morning Only Opening Richard Richard Nixon Song Up Woke

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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 the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Able Course Gone Had Inspired Like Likely Living Lot Make Music Off Opportunity Places Playing Songs Still Think Travel Well Would

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

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Absurd Idea Living Remember Remember When Seemed I Remember

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Since the early '80s, I've found myself in war zones in various parts of the world.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Early Found Myself Parts Since Various War World Zone

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It sounds strange to say it, but you can be in a war zone and have a lot of fun. Even though war is essentially pain on all sides, human beings have the capacity to enjoy themselves. The soldiers are mostly young people, full of enthusiasm and energy, and that's an exciting thing for an old guy like me.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Beings Capacity Energy Enjoy Enthusiasm Essentially Even Exciting Full Fun Guy Human Human Beings Like Lot Me Mostly Old Old Guy Pain People Say Sides Soldiers Sounds Strange Themselves Thing Though War War Zone You Young Young People Zone

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

~Bruce Cockburn

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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.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Consider Different Little Right Right One Sanity Some Version Whose World

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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.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Feel Fighting Go Looking Pacifist Situations Things Those Where I Feel

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A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Feel Fighting Go Good Good Idea Idea Looking Pacifist Person Sane Situations Things Think Those War Where I Feel

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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.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Afghanistan After Day Each Each One Experience Got Home Lost Powerful Short Trip Very Week Wrote

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Musician

Born: May 27th, 1945

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