Patti Smith Quotes

First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor.

Patti Smith

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If you try to create something that everybody can relate to, you're gonna make something that nobody can relate to.

Barry Jenkins
- You
- Try
- Create
I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.

Nargis Fakhri
- Know
- Difference
- Reaction
The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?

Karen Fairchild Little Big Town
- Up
- Band
- Strength
The two sensibilities, the visual and the verbal, have always been linked for me - in fact, while reading a particularly evocative passage, I will imagine what the photograph I'd take of that scene would look like, even with burning and dodging notes. Maybe everyone does this.

Sally Mann
- Me
- Reading
- Look
Twigs has been my nickname for years, and I guess a lot of people close to me called me Twigs, like, as a nickname. Before I even did dancing properly or anything, like, substantially creative, I was still Twigs.

FKA twigs
- People
- Me
- Creative
I was sitting alone in a grim mood – furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me – from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign – please send the bills to me... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.

Rachel Lambert Mellon