Patti Smith Quotes

My parents were very well read. They were both New Englanders, not highly educated, but they had a sophisticated... they were both very humanistic, and they were sophisticated readers.

Patti Smith

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ParentsNewEducatedWellReaders

What should matter is whether I stand for female empowerment, and I don't think there are many women out there who have any doubts about that.

Megyn Kelly

WomenThinkStandEmpowermentMatter

I consider music like a mirage in the desert. You're obsessed with the ideal piece of music, and the more you think you're getting closer, it's not there.

Jean-Michel Jarre

MusicDesertThinkYouMoreCloser

I'm a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoon.

Robin S. Sharma

HumbleSimpleManSmallSmall Town

The way the Beloved can fit in my heart, two thousand lives could fit in this body of mine. One kernel could contain a thousand bushels, and a hundred worlds pass through the eye of the needle.

Rumi

HeartEyeBodyWayTwoThrough

'La Mancha' was a gift from me to me. I never thought for a minute it was going to be a hit.

Mitch Leigh

MeGiftThoughtNeverMinuteGoing

My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.

Janine Turner

EgoDirectionGoDesireLet GoHis

I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.

Christina Ricci

TimeThinkPlayTryAlwaysInterest

Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100% personal.

Chris Ware

ArtWorldFreePersonalExistLeast

My looks aren't something that come dazzlingly through in everything I do. I can be made to look one way or the other fairly easily... I am still not recognised on the street that much.

Colin Firth

I AmLookI CanLooksStreetWay

I think also there was a lot of coming to terms with where I am in life, where I fit in as a gay man in America, and getting more comfortable with who I am.

Bob Mould

LifeManI AmThinkAmericaGay

I remember coming to New York in 1974 to do a play here called 'Equis.' And I remember the first morning getting up and walking around the streets, and I thought, 'I'm home.' I felt really at peace here.

Anthony Hopkins

HomeMorningPeaceNew YorkThought

I'm not really interested in creating things to be seen inside a private gallery. I'm interested in creating things that are all around us, that engage us. I just find the things that I respond to are useful.

Thomas Heatherwick

FindCreatingInsideEngageRespond

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