Patti Smith Quotes
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I didn't equate a POW camp with a concentration camp.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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Usually, it's the guys who want to get better so they can get more playing time who are always in the gym.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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In a play, you only get one chance, and you have to get it perfect. In a film, you can change and fix it whatever way you want, so really, there's a pretty big difference.
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
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If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
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It feels nice to be loved, but let me tell you there are 10 times more better looking, stylish and talented guys than me. So there's no solid reason for me to be proud! I don't think I have done anything extraordinary to change people's lives.
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My daughter Lila loves the smell of gasoline - she always says, 'Mummy, keep the door open,' when I'm filling up the car. I've heard it is one of the most preferred scents in the world - maybe that's something to study for my next fragrance!
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I wanted to write for all children, even those kids who might see language as a threatening thing, even if English is their second language.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things too, like decorate or build.
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I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
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For me, writing is a love – hate relationship.
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I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.
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When you're eleven you think every idea is born with you, that no one ever tried it the right way before. Your example, your own honesty, will make you a hero to everyone who knows you - and better, it will make people come to their senses and stop telling vicious lies about each other.
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libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands
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Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
