Patti Smith Quotes
I try not to give too much advice, really, because people have to do their things their way. I got lots of advice when I was young, and I ignored most of it - the good and the bad.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
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You just remember back when you were watching as a kid and going, 'Man, Sting's so cool,' and now I'm wrestling the guy. It's breathtaking.
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The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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As a child, I thought, 'Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries,' and it turns out that's not true.
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My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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I, for one, believe that partisanship should have nothing to do with the actions of Christ. You're either Christlike, or you're not.
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The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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We are living in complex, difficult times and I wanted Syriana to reflect this complexity in a visceral way, to embrace it narratively. There are no good guys and no bad guys and there are no easy answers. The characters do not have traditional character arcs; the stories don't wrap up in neat little life lessons, the questions remain open. The hope was that by not wrapping everything up, the film will get under your skin in a different way and stay with you longer. This seemed like the most honest reflection of this post 9-11 world we all find ourselves in.
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People perceive games as being for kids, and I think that perception is going to change. Time is going to take care of that. I mean, we've already won. Games have won; it's inevitable.
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I'm trying to be number one. I'm doing the best I can and working the hardest I've ever worked to ensure I've got that number one spot.
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Just because someone will lend money to you doesn't mean you should borrow it.
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Beauty is more than just shining for others. You don’t need to have the perfect face to be beautiful. Being ugly or beautiful is a matter of energy, and true beauty comes from the heart.
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I try not to give too much advice, really, because people have to do their things their way. I got lots of advice when I was young, and I ignored most of it - the good and the bad.
