Patti Smith Quotes
I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story.
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'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.
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I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to it.
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Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you.
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There's a sense of being under siege in many Muslim communities. People just assume there are agents or informants in their mosque now. It's a fact of life.
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't.
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I'd just like to be good at sports. I'm extremely competitive with absolutely nothing to back it up.
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You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life, once you get the hang of it.
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Everyone's like, 'Oh, you must live in L.A., the glamorous life,' and I really don't. I'm in a small house, in Pittsburgh, in the snow.
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When I was really little, I loved Whitney Houston. I thought she was the prettiest thing in the world.
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My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she can pay with social security. She is America.
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No one can be an artist without a rich inner life.
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I couldn't spell anything. I couldn't remember anything, but I could go to a movie and I knew who starred in it, who directed it, everything.
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The original 'Star Wars' that I was a part of really was the beginning of my working life.
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Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
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Back in 1968, when I was 30, my entire life blew up. I had a life plan, and it collapsed for no rational reason.
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I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely avoid a high degree of difficulty.
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If I had it to do over, I might have finished school first, then devoted all my time to StumbleUpon instead of dividing my time between the two. In the end, however, it was probably good to take the time I did.
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You know you're in a bad movie when the Catholic clergy is being played by Jews.
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I've never believed in singing about Satan and thinking he's cool, because he's not.
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I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.
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I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies.
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Isn't it amazing that the Germans call their city halls 'rat houses'? That's what we should call our city halls!
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I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story.
