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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Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.
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I think from the time I was a kid I've been an entertainer. I've always had the ability to play characters. When I came to California, I was overwhelmed that you could do this and get paid for it, make a living on it, and be creative within this art form.
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Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.
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It turns out that a Nobel is also followed by other recognitions, and perhaps the most unexpected of these is that the Japan Karate Association in Tokyo has now made me an honorary 7th-degree black belt, something that, given my athletic abilities, is even more unimaginable than being an Economic Sciences Laureate.
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There are hundreds of fine journalists who regularly inform us of what is happening in the world around us; and innumerable commentators who provide intelligent and objective insight on public policy matters.
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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.
