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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Ask any teenage girl to describe her perfect bedroom, and you'll get answers like 'a room with a private phone line, a place to hang out with friends, and for it to be way-cool and funky.' Ask parents the same question, and 'a locked door that opens on their 21st birthday' might top the list!
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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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A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
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I once knew an otherwise excellent teacher who compelled his students to perform all their demonstrations with incorrect figures, on the theory that it was the logical connection of the concepts, not the figure, that was essential.
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Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.
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There comes a time when a human being has to either face evil or admit to allowing it. Abortion is legal in the United States, but it should not be celebrated or used as a political tool. Viable babies are human beings.
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I once did a film in Russia because I wanted to see what the hell was going on there.
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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.
