Lou Reed quotes

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out. (Lou Reed)
Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony. View quote
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I've never been super confident about anything. The work is never as good as it could be. View quote
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There are problems in these times, but none of them are mine I'm beginning to see the light. View quote
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My week beats your year. View quote
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An eye for an eye is elemental. View quote
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And I feel just like Jesus' son. View quote
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Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass. View quote
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First thing you learn is that you've always got to wait. View quote
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I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine. View quote
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I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be. (Lou Reed)
I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts. View quote
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I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are In case you don't know. View quote
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You're going to reap just what you sow. View quote
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I'm still not sure I didn't die. View quote
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Candy came from out on the Island In the backroom she was everybody's darlin' But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head She says, Hey babe Take a walk on the wild side. View quote
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Take a walk on the wild side. View quote
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These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible. View quote
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There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time. View quote
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Things always seem to end before they start. View quote
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It's depressing when you're still around and your albums are out of print. (Lou Reed)
Candy says I've come to hate my body And all that it requires In this world ... What do you think I'd see If I could walk away from me. View quote
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I watched it for a little while, I like to watch things on TV. View quote
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The news I feared the most, pales in comparison to the lump in my throat and the hollow in my stomach. Two kids have a chance meeting and 47 years later we fight and love the same way – losing either one is incomprehensible. No replacement value, no digital or virtual fill... broken now, for all time. Unlike so many with similar stories – we have the best of our fury laid out on vinyl, for the world to catch a glimpse. The laughs we shared just a few weeks ago, will forever remind me of all that was good between us. View quote
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And Romeo had Juliette And Juliette had her Romeo I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag With Latin written on it that says "it's hard to give a shit these days" Manhattan's sinking like a rock Into the filthy Hudson what a shock They wrote a book about it They said it was like ancient Rome. View quote
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