Patti Smith Quotes
There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work.
Quotes to Explore
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Well, logos is science or reason, something that helps us to function practically and effectively in the world, and it must therefore be closely in tune and reflect accurately the realities of the world around us.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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The utilization of flat roofs as 'grounds' offers us a means of re-acclimatizing nature amidst the stony deserts of our great towns; for the plots from which she has been evicted to make room for buildings can be given back to her up aloft.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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As far being the face of boxing, I don't like to name myself that. I leave that up to the media and the fans.
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Obviously for some people there is a big connection between music and the way you can create a space.
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Probably not needing to be published would give me more time to think about a book.
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I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them.
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
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I just love Dolly so much, and Loretta. They both are songwriters that knew what they wanted to say; they were bucking a system.
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Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.
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What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?
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I do believe in soulmates and happy/successful marriages. No marriage can be happy 24x7 for 365 days. Both partners have to make the relationship work, is what I believe in.
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I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.
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There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work.
