Patti Davis Quotes
I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer's hadn't clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations?
Quotes to Explore
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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
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I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and as long as he kept being black, I was a happy man.
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Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types.
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When you're in prison, and we're left to our own devices, you're stripped of everything, and you really get to see who these people are, the good and the bad.
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A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
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It's funny how it usually works out that I end up dying. It sort of works out, because by the time I die, I'm usually tired of working on that particular movie, so I look forward to it.
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We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.
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I have always been small, so defenders have always been taller and tougher than me. So that's difficult for me; they foul me sometimes, but there you are - that's what the rules of the game are for.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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I always like to have a buffer between me and journalism in general. Not just a reporter, but journalism.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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It's easy to forget the ever-plodding eBay with all the noise made by the more lithe and lively Web 2.0 companies.
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When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.
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Just keep challenging yourself. I think that's a great thing.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.
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You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote.
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Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
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Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
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A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity.
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I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.
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Don't call me a journalist; I hate the word. It's pretentious!
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When you're the guy inside of a character and you've lived with it for almost two years, you're always a bit defensive about the character, and you want to root for the character you're playing.
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I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer's hadn't clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations?
