Patti Smith Quotes
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The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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You have to be pretty damned hot and thirsty to enjoy a soy-milk smoothie, but they were, so it was okay.
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You can't lie to God - it's ridiculous.
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I don't pretend to be a great interviewer; I don't even pretend to be good at my job.
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I have never done a package tour in my life. It appeals in a way, but then I remind myself that you can't control the other people with you, which could turn out to be ghastly.
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Whatever I ended up picking or choosing was always going to be a creative outlet for me.
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No one can claim to be called Christian who gives money for the building of warships and arsenals.
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All parents remember the moment when they first held their children - the tiny crumpled face, an entire new person, emerging from the hospital blanket.
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The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It would be foolish to say that a gymnast above 5-2 could not be great.
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I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.
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Every player dreams of playing a Champions League semi-final, and we will give everything.
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Having no expectations is a really good thing.
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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
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People hear a powerful female singer in a rock and roll band, and they say, 'Janis Joplin.' I think people just make that comparison because it's easy. But I don't think I sound like her at all.
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Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving.
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I love the infinite variety of New York, how it's the epicenter of so many worlds.
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You can look good. Don't let nobody tell you you can't look good because of your size... or what size your feet is.
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I've got to wear sunglasses everywhere, all the time, even if its indoors or at night time, to be recognized. That's part of my job. I cannot take off my sunglasses. For me, staying in the United States was so dark because I can't take them off.
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A person would have to change himself in order to be a living example of what he's singing about.
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The silent annexation is ongoing. The Democratic Progressive Party’s loss of power might be tolerable, but the loss of sovereignty in our time would be an irreversible mistake that would jeopardize future generations.
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I had been doing theater since I was a kid, so the stage really felt like home to me. It felt like the place where I trust myself the most in the world and felt the most confident.
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Things change. You can try to slow it down but you can’t ’cause this crazy world only spins one way. I swear the only thing that always stays the same is things change.
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My sunglasses are like my guitar.
