Bruce Cockburn

I always write the lyrics first. There are one or two exceptions over the years, but that's pretty much the way it's…

— Bruce Cockburn

There's roads, and there's roads, And they call. Can't you hear it? Roads of the earth And roads of the spirit The…

— Bruce Cockburn

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

But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight / Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

— Bruce Cockburn

Beautiful rocks - beautiful grass Beautiful soil where they both combine Beautiful river - covering sky Never thought of possession, but all…

— Bruce Cockburn

The trouble with normal is it only gets worse.

— Bruce Cockburn

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

— Bruce Cockburn

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

— Bruce Cockburn

Some people never see the light Till it shines thru bullet holes.

— Bruce Cockburn

Abu Ghraib, as bad as it was, can't be compared to what Saddam was doing to people.

— Bruce Cockburn

There are so many people I love in the United States, and I've had such great adventures in this country and have…

— Bruce Cockburn

Everything that makes a society run is broken in Iraq. The only real structure is the people's own sense of themselves as…

— Bruce Cockburn

Little round planet in a big universe, sometimes it looks blessed, sometimes it looks cursed. Depends what you look at obviously, but…

— Bruce Cockburn

If you don't keep learning and growing, you're going to stagnate.

— Bruce Cockburn

The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

— Bruce Cockburn

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

— Bruce Cockburn

Lord, spit on our eyes that we may see, how to wake up from this tragedy.

— Bruce Cockburn

Sometimes the best map will not guide you, you can't see what's round the bend. Sometimes the road leads through dark places,…

— Bruce Cockburn

Almost all the military personnel were wearing sunglasses. No Iraqis wear sunglasses. They really want to see your eyes. So immediately they…

— Bruce Cockburn

The invitation for artists to compete to see who can be the most charitable is a wonderful thing.

— Bruce Cockburn

Going to places like Honduras, Nicaragua, and various African countries you get to see very clearly what the cause and effect is.…

— Bruce Cockburn

A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting…

— Bruce Cockburn

Sun's up, uh huh, looks okay - the world survives into another day, and I'm thinking about eternity. Some kind of ecstasy…

— Bruce Cockburn