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" If I've learned one thing in life, it's not to be so judgmental of other people. "
Patti Smith
Life
People
One Thing
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" In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. "
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" I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer, and I love rock n' roll. I've embraced rock n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock n' roll. "
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" If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate. "
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" Sometimes you're doing really well, then, after three or four years, everything inexplicably crashes like a house of cards and you have to rebuild it. It's not like you get to a point where you're all right for the rest of your life. "
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" My sunglasses are like my guitar. "
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" The reason we did 'Land of a Thousand Dances' and 'Gloria' on 'Horses' was because I liked repetitious, three-chord rock songs, but I didn't understand that I could write my own. I didn't realize that you could use those chords a million times. "
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" As I grew up, one of my strongest allies has been my sister. "
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" People have the power to redeem the work of fools. "
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" The issue of gender was never my biggest concern; my biggest concern was doing good work. When the feminist movement really got going, I wasn't an active part of it because I was more concerned with my own mental pursuits. "
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" Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world. "
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" My mission is to stay healthy and productive and serve as a good example. "
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" Nothing will stifle your human evolution more than fame and fortune. "
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" The thing is, it's not uncool to worry about people who seem like they're going on the wrong path. There's nothing cool about being self-destructive. "
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" It was always my belief that rock and roll belonged in the hands of the people, not rock stars. "
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" For everything bad, there's a million really exciting things, whether it's someone puts out a really great book, there's a new movie, there's a new detective, the sky is unbelievably golden, or you have the best cup of coffee you ever had in your life. "
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" Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. "
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" Artists, musicians, scientists - if you have any kind of visionary aptitude, it's often something that you don't have a choice in. You have to do it. "
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" The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times. "
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" The Bible is very resonant. It has everything: creation, betrayal, lust, poetry, prophecy, sacrifice. All great things are in the Bible, and all great writers have drawn from it and more than people realise, whether Shakespeare, Herman Melville or Bob Dylan. "
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" I've said this over and over, but I'll say it a million more times - I'm concerned more about the death of a bee than I am about terrorism. Because we're losing hives and bees by the millions because of such strong pesticides. "
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" Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you're magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person. "
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