Patti Smith Quotes
I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.
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I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.
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I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
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In the Constitution of the United States, Negroes are referred to as fellows although the word 'slave' is carefully avoided before the thirteenth amendment.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
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When I look at my streams on Spotify, and I just see it's hundreds of millions of streams, I think, 'Wow, that's amazing.' But you don't really get it. Once you see people in front of you singing along to your songs, it's real.
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I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
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Now I love hoops. I'm a diehard UCLA fan, have been since my freshman year. But basketball is the '1812 Overture.' Pomp and circumstance, fireworks and cannons, lots and lots of fun, and in the end, still Tchaikovsky.
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I feel really connected to antiquity for some reason.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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Just because someone looks old doesn't mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time outdoors seems to age very rapidly. Someone can look 80 or 90 and only be 40 to 50.
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Most women I know love the idea of fashion, but the practicalities that go with it are just distressing.
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You can't come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label that's connected to the system.
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Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door.
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If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.
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There have never been so many women in the music industry, but they're doing ballads and pop. Where's the new Joan Jetts and the Wanda Jacksons and the Debbie Harrys, all these strong women? I wanna be the woman that rocks.
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Time is an amazing enigma in which seeds that were planted can turn into a vibrant garden if properly pruned.
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I think Newt Gingrich has a proven track record of changing Washington and getting results.
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That's one of the challenges of investing in China, is the lack of clarity with respect to tax positions.
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I think I'm representing a new generation of Latinos - bilingual, bicultural people.
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I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.
