Patti Smith Quotes
I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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My father was a factory worker, and we were really poor. But everything I earned peddling papers and working in stores, he made me put aside for education.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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I stand by the principle of honesty, fair play, and trustworthiness.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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Time was God's first creation.
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The view which regards man as a well, a reservoir full of possibilities, I call the romantic; the one which regards him as a very finite and fixed creature, I call the classical.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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I love my shape because I work really hard at it. I honor my body by working out and seeing what it can do.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air.
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Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.
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I avoid flying Ryanair if I can. I know that everyone gives them a hard time, but there's a good reason for that.
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The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.
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I figured out that my passion is not really for music. My passion is actually for people. So the exploration into different musics of different times has to do with trying to figure out who these people are, what this music represents and what context do we want to give it and what does it mean to us right now.
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I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.
