Patti Smith Quotes

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.

Patti Smith

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MusiciansYouChoiceKindVisionary

Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives me anxiety.

Jessica Williams

WomanMeBlackPressureAnxiety

With the chronic obesity in America, it's more important than ever to not only feed kids healthy foods but to teach them how to make healthy choices on their own.

Jennie Garth

ChoicesAmericaHealthyImportant

I love 'House' - I love 'House' so much.

Angela Kinsey

LoveHouseMuchI Love

I might be in favor of national healthcare if it required all Democrats to get their heads examined.

Ann Coulter

HealthcareDemocratsGetMightFavor

Seeing that our thirst was increasing and the water was killing us, while the storm did not abate, we agreed to trust to God, Our Lord, and rather risk the perils of the sea than wait there for certain death from thirst.

Alvar N. C. de Vaca

GodSeaWaterTrustDeathStorm

I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress.

Amber Tamblyn

BusinessJealousFriendsRemember

I love accents; I would love to find more characters with a variety of vocal intonations. It creates a character. It's like you're singing a song. Some people find their character through walking or movement - for me, voice is one of the ways I find parts of the character.

Stana Katic

LoveCharacterPeopleSingingSong

I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire.

Steven Tyler

WinterBeautifulTimeLookingWoods

I love my dad and respect him and miss him, but I never hung around my father that much because my dad was a lawyer and engineer, and he really didn't understand what I was about. I was supposed to go to law school at UCLA - I was admitted - and instead of going to law school, I went on the road with a band.

Robert David Hall

LoveFatherRespectSchoolLawRoad

Cure for an obsession: get another one.

Mason Cooley

FunnyObsessionGetCureAnother

If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not of God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident.

Mary Baker Eddy

GodTruthScienceLawChristianity

When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.

Martin Scorsese

HappinessOpportunityGrowing UpRich

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