Patti Smith Quotes
I had a penchant myself for doing several things at once. I wanted to draw, write, speak.
Quotes to Explore
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John Green was on the set of 'The Fault In Our Stars' the entire time, which is amazing! Wouldn't you want John Green on set the entire time?
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician.
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As a young man, I think I was in a bit of the revenge business for too many years of my life.
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The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is an oriental city. As long as you do that you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else you'll perish.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings - I don't like them. I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality.
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I love to smile.
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I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!
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That was the beauty of 'Twin Peaks.' The young people had just as deep of storylines as the older generation in town.
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Quite simply, my writing life has been one of relish, challenge, excitement.
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Keep to the middle if you wish to keep moderation. The mid way is the safe way. Moderation abides in the mean, and moderation is virtue. Every abiding place outside the bounds of moderation is only exile to the wise man.
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I love people and people watching. I love music. I am intrigued by musicians more than I am actors. I have a bigger respect for them.
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'Why not alter the habits of a lifetime and speak with candour?' asked Shimrod. 'Truth, after all, need not be only the tactic of last resort.'
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I would far rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evil.
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I say a lot of things I don’t mean.
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The great difficulty and crowning glory of art is to paint, to draw, to write, naturally and simply.
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Come then, put away your sword in its sheath, and let us two go up into my bed so that, lying together in the bed of love, we may then have faith and trust in each other.
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But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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The writing process remained the same pretty much that we have always done. It’s very collaborative and everyone brings their bag of ideas into the room – we all play guitar, we all write lyrics.
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As mainstream religious leaders of different faiths get together, it strengthens the voice of moderation.
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I had a penchant myself for doing several things at once. I wanted to draw, write, speak.
