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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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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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 New York. Love it.
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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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What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my guys to be comfortable. I'm certainly not in this for the money, but I'd really like to see my guys make some money off of this stuff.
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It is not necessary to dwell on the political and social principles of Islam, to underline how close they also are in spirit to the concepts of human rights which govern the political and social systems of the West.
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Some things just strike me as funny. The way things play out just makes me laugh sometimes. It drives my wife crazy sometimes because I'll just be laughing for no reason.
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I believe all positive things and negative things are valuable because they shape you.
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I'm happy David Caruso is out there working.
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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.
