Patti Smith Quotes

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.

Patti Smith

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DeathI AmLosingBeeStrongSaid

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.

John F. Kennedy

MeIdeasLongTigerWallSkin

There's a certain beauty and majesty to Wimbledon. The elegance, the way the grass looks on TV.

John McEnroe

BeautyEleganceLooksGrassWayTV

Building mental strength is the key to reaching our full potential in life.

Amy Morin

LifeStrengthBuildingKeyPotential

I can consider not only great art, but the context in which that art has been created. I can consider the people who paid a price for that art to be created and whether or not I want to appreciate that art on their backs.

Roxane Gay

GreatArtPeopleAppreciateI Can

Altamont... I remember all of that. That was an awful day.

Mick Taylor

DayRememberAwfulI Remember

We are legislators, not public works contractors. People look up to us to make serious laws that could change the lives of a great number of people or could change the way society is run or managed.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

ChangeGreatPeopleSocietyLookUp

Be honest with yourself and lie to everyone else.

Josh Hartnett

LieYourselfEveryoneHonestElse

All too often, lotteries only add to the problem of the financially disadvantaged by taking money from them and giving nothing of value in return.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

MoneyValueGivingProblemNothing

For decades, I have cringed whenever someone called me 'illegal,' as if I'm an insect on someone's back. I found out I didn't have the right papers - that I was here illegally - when I tried to get a driver's permit at age 16. But I am not 'illegal.' No person is.

Jose Antonio Vargas

AgeI AmMeSomeoneBackPerson

A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.

Augustus Hare

MotherChildrenGreatSupportWorld

Look at 'Marienbad' honestly. What is it? It is just another talking radio show with pictures. Nobody acts. People stand around while the author talks about the woodwork.

William Wyler

PeopleStandTalkingLookPictures

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps.

Willie Mays

BusinessBaseballGameViolenceYes

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