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 like sunglasses, the bigger the better, but I lose about a pair a week.
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I would say a lack of sleep is a cause for feeling not so beautiful. On those days, I try to drink lots of water and put on the biggest sunglasses I can find.
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Most of the time, I wear plain clothes or very simple, basic ones, and then I'll have a statement earring or sunglasses.
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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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I thank God that I wasn't born perfect.
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My sunglasses are like my guitar.
