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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The Shield made me realize there were great opportunities for writers in TV.
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Nothing is more destructive of individual character than for a man to lose all faith in his own abilities for the prosecution of his work.
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Just remember, loss is imaginary. Nothing ever disappears in the universe; it only changes form. If there is something that still wounds you, it's because of the meaning that you have linked to it. Maybe what you need to do is to have faith and say, 'Even though I don't know why this has happened, I am willing to trust. Someday, when the time is right, I will understand.'
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I introduced legislation in the Senate to prohibit President Obama's amnesty. The House of Representatives stood up and led. It took the legislation I introduced and it passed it. But the Senate Democrats stood as one uniform block and said, 'No, we will do nothing to stop amnesty.'
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I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.
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I had a penchant myself for doing several things at once. I wanted to draw, write, speak.
