Patti Smith Quotes
In the '60s, I used to love rock magazines; I'd cut out pictures of Bob Dylan and John Lennon.
Quotes to Explore
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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I do like being busy. I'm not the kind of person who just sits around and goes to a spa when I'm not working.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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I want to see Brian Williams with no irony wearing a mustache.
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The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.
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I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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History can never be covered up.
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The first time I went to Iraq was October 2002, when Saddam was still in power, and then, subsequently, in January of 2003, about three-and-a-half months before the U.S. invasion. So, I got to see the before and after of Iraq, basically, before and after the war.
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Pressure is there with any release of mine. It's more my own, as I need to surpass my own expectations.
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Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person.
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I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'
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We in this entertainment industry try to act like we're so super powerful. we're not being honest, because we're human, and in our humanity there's a little fear.
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The most validating thing was when my picture was on my first bubble gum card. That was in '68 for me. I was finally on the Topps card.
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Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.
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If a rock, though extremely hard, can be hollowed out by water, how much more so should it be possible for The Light, which is compared to water, to change my heart. I will begin to study it, and try to become a scholar of The Light.
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Rock music sounds like an octopus making love to a bagpipe.
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Along thy wild and willow'd shore.
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In the '60s, I used to love rock magazines; I'd cut out pictures of Bob Dylan and John Lennon.
