Patti Smith Quotes
I was quite an insomniac. I rarely slept as a child. Having God to talk to at night was nice.
Quotes to Explore
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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I think it is perfectly natural for any artist to admire intensely and love a young man. It is an incident in the life of almost every artist.
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The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on educating and supporting teachers or developing curricula but no resources are applied to 'improving the brain' that a student brings to the classroom.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.
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Originally, I thought English was more my home. But Spanish is so much more romantic. I've had to learn new phrases. I've had to learn to be more secure about singing in Spanish. But I'm working on it.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, although I'm inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.
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If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire of the Elizabethans, the correct taste of the Georgians, and the refinement and pure ideals of the Victorians.
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People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired.
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I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.
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I would go home and be this insular girl who listened to music and brooded in her bedroom.
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But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.
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'South Pacific' - I really learned a lot. I swear I like to say that during 'South Pacific,' I went from being a girl to being a woman.
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Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But you start to see the sort of tactics people use. You start to see politics not only in the macro but in the micro of the campaign itself. Some people get turned off by this side of it. Other people are drawn to it.
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I watch a lot of bad TV. I spend my entire day reading and writing, and after dinner my idea of fun is just to watch a lot of bad TV. That's how I relax and stay in touch with modern culture.
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In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not.
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Great music is a psychical storm, agitating to fathomless depths the mystery of the past within us.
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We sometimes speak of stubborn facts. Nonsense! A fact is a mere babe when compared with a stubborn theory.
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God made a mistake with me. I'm actually black, trapped in a white body.
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Instead of holding on to the Biblical view that we are made in the image of God, we come to realize that we are made in the image of the monkey.
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I was quite an insomniac. I rarely slept as a child. Having God to talk to at night was nice.
