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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There have been plenty of times when I've been a total dick like everybody else, you know, I mean I wanted to be a little rock'n'roller, and I was, and it was great. I had a to-do list of like 'Thou shalt wear sunglasses indoors at all times.' Done. 'Thou shalt take drugs and have a great time.' Done. 'Thou shalt crash a big car into a wall.' Done.
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
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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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All the blogs, Facebook, Twitter are made by people who want to show their own private affairs at the price of making fakes, to try to appear such as they are not, to construct another personality, which is a veritable loss of identity.
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My sunglasses are like my guitar.
