Patti Smith Quotes

A lot of children don't have a developed aesthetic. I did. I made early choices in life, even about cloth; I liked flannel and not polyester.

Patti Smith

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LifeChildrenChoicesAestheticMade

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

May Sarton

SelfDareStrangeProveMayHowever

I was always interested in mixing experimentation with pop music, and Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream - we were all doing it at the same time, just very isolated from each other, all in our different cellars, in different worlds, without the Internet - underground in every sense.

Jean-Michel Jarre

MusicTimeInternetDoingDream

I did quite a lot of the arranging, fitting different sections together, tempo changes, all sorts of things like that. I actually acted as a bridge between Robert and Ian. Not so much composing, rather presenting musical ideas at each rehearsal.

Michael Giles

TogetherIdeasBridgeChangesThings

I'm a little smarter than most.

John Rhys-Davies

LittleSmarterMostThan

When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.

John Ridley

GratitudeFreedomFightFightingWho

Despite the ever-increasing financial pressures experienced by writers and the ever-decreasing space afforded by the media to books, writers are still willing to aim for quality and to take risks.

Amanda Foreman

QualityRisksSpaceFinancialMedia

I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet seeks freedom and democracy and we agree on those values.

Shinzo Abe

ChangeFreedomPowerDemocracyWill

That arrogance of youth and that kind of ignorant confidence can get you through a whole lot of things, and then life does its stuff, and you get smashed around and beaten up. You get full of doubts, and you end up making a person out of those bits and pieces.

Robyn Davidson

LifeConfidenceYouthArroganceEnd

I did one pageant in sixth grade, and I loved it! I loved the dresses and the big hair.

Molly Quinn

HairLovedDressesPageantBigDid

I give out similar advice all the time: Take a month to write down where your money is going. By the end, you'll have a road map that tells you where you can cut back.

Jean Chatzky

TimeMoneyRoadEndAdviceYou

There's an enormous difference between voting for a candidate because you hate another ethnic group and voting for a candidate because he's a member of your ethnic group.

Jonathan Haidt

HateVotingYouGroupDifference

It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.

Devon Aoki

YourselfDifficultSeeWithoutUp

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