Patti Smith Quotes

I come from a working-class family, and I've been working since I was 13, from babysitting to blueberry picking to factory work to bookstore work. And of course, being a mother and homemaker, the hardest work of all.

Patti Smith

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I should have been kinder when I was younger.

Jim Crace

BeenYoungerShouldKinder

I think many people have this sense that something about modern society - the screens, the noise, the traffic, the constant busyness - has approached a point where living in the world feels somewhat unhealthy.

Michael Finkel

PeopleWorldSocietyThinkLiving

I think it would be fair to say that most female dancers have dealt with, whether it's an extreme, or minor complex in eating disorders. So the first thing I would say to girls who are feeling that way is you're not alone. You're far from alone. You're the majority. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what you're feeling.

Amanda Schull

AloneEatingThinkYouWrongSay

The Iranian regime suppresses its own people as well as others in the region. It prevents peace by sponsoring terror globally. With the ultimate weapon that it is deceptively developing, the regime aims to gain hegemony over the entire Middle East and hold the world's economy hostage.

Shimon Peres

PeacePeopleWorldOthersEconomy

History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.

Mike Simpson

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Human history is highly nonlinear and unpredictable.

Michael Shermer

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At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.

Miranda Lambert

BeginningArtistCareerWantedVery

Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok.

Don Knotts

MeNiceOutThingsWellCome

I have been obsessed with seamed stockings my whole life, and I would collect vintage ones that were made in the '40s and '50s with the authentic styling of the keyhole, the welt, the reinforced toe and heels, French or Cuban heels, and hand-stitched seams.

Dita Von Teese

LifeVintageHeelsWholeBeenMade

You have to try to take what life throws at you with grace and equanimity.

Christina Baker Kline

LifeGraceYouTryTakeEquanimity

It's not a principle unless it costs you something.

Tobias Lutke

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You face challenges in your personal life and in your professional life. I continue to be relentlessly optimistic and not focus on the negative.

Norah O'Donnell

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