Patti Smith Quotes

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.

Patti Smith

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LifeRestDoingYouHouseCards

What if cities embraced a culture of sharing? I see a future of shared cities that bring us community and connection instead of isolation and separation.

Joe Gebbia

FutureCommunityCultureIsolation

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.

John Barton

EmpathyCuriosityWillOthersMean

I'm thankful to Deutsche Grammophon, our partners - we are going to record the complete Shostakovich symphonies and hopefully some other things as well.

Andris Nelsons

ThankfulThingsGoingCompleteWell

I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet.

John Niven

WorkHomeTimeMyselfHatFat

When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those days Japan was gonna crush us. And we learned a lot about Japan when we were there. But over the subsequent 30 years, the Japanese companies all fell behind. And the reason why they fell behind is because they didn't globalize.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

YoungWhyFirstReasonOverCrush

Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.

Ambrose Bierce

HumorAmericanSaltIntellectualWit

I never assume people are going to recognize me.

Sterling K. Brown

PeopleMeNeverAssumeGoing

I don't want to be known for anything other than the fact that I play characters in movies.

Sophia Myles

PlayWantMoviesAnythingFactThan

I haven't been part of the criminal world.

Steve Toltz

WorldCriminalBeenPart

You only worry about your head or spinal column. Everything else, some way or another, will repair in time.

Tony McCoy

TimeWorryYouRepairWillWay

I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.

Mason Cooley

LoveI Love YouYouBoxInscription

Travel aesthetics should be just as comfortable and practical as they are fashionable.

Miguel

TravelComfortableJustPractical

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