Patti Smith Quotes
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I have never believed in the impossible.
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There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
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I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
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I have been fighting the best. I am just 26 and have fought in the biggest arenas.
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I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.
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I'm not the pedigree kid. I'm not classically trained. I didn't come from the fancy home, no.
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It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part.
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Donald Trump did not appear by magic.
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I don't take myself seriously in the slightest, so it does amaze me that I've ended up being in all these very dark, sinister plays. But I love it because, touch wood, I'm lucky enough not to have that level of darkness in my life.
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As an artist, you have to work really, really hard because you gotta make something that will allow people to even take the chance to even listen to it, you know?
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I genuinely enjoy the process of making colourful, delicious food. But I do allow myself an occasional piece of chocolate - today I had a pastry. If I fancy something, I'll have it.
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I've sung other people's music all my life.
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I've always said that if I could do anything in the world, I would be a professional golfer.
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Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don't pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this I know for sure: as long as we're alive, choosing resurrection is always worth the risk.
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I'm lucky to have been raised in the most beautiful place - Amherst, Massachusetts, state of my heart. I'm more patriotic to Massachusetts than to almost any place.
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Periodically over the years I've always taken periods of time away from acting.
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It's a confidence booster for me to be known as a female who can take on any action, which is nice, to have that reputation, because then people know that when they hire me, I can actually do the physical stuff.
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The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
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From there it got tough and Canby was very good on the free-throw line. But again, our kids played hard, left tired, but winning second was really nice for them.
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Someone asked me the other day what my favourite record shop was, and I said YouTube.
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I love receiving fan mail.
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Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.
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When you want to hear a philosopher, do not say, 'You say nothing to me'; only show yourself worthy or fit to hear, and then you will see how you will move the speaker. (81).
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I like gettin' old.
