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Patti Smith Quotes

I had a penchant myself for doing several things at once. I wanted to draw, write, speak.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 30, 1946

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Myself Speak Doing Write Things Had

But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country.

Life Future Opportunity Truth Matter

A lot of actors on film sets... very often they're not paying attention to the physical world around them. I think through studying art, I've always had that awareness and that's something that I've wanted to bring in to go beyond acting... As a form of expression, they are intrinsically linked.

Art World Think Attention Acting Go

Well, one doesn't try to hold Cass and Denny and Michelle together. It's a useless task to start with. You just sort of stay out of the way and let things roll as they can.

Together Start You Way Try Useless

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

Robbie Coltrane

People Bond Thought Never Bigger

I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried.

Country Historical Where English

He who looks in the crystal ball ends up eating glass... They're way, way close.

Eating Looks Glass Way Crystal Up

The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.

Journalism Way Leaders Agenda Set

I don't really think of myself or picture myself as a Hollywood person.

Myself Think Picture Person Really

But it is one of these sort of mythologies about America and its intellectual history, that the right embraced this thing called social Darwinism, when it never did so.

History America Intellectual Never

Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people at large must come together to achieve this national objective.

Good Together Government People Must

One decision I made in writing 'Henry and Clara' was that I would keep Lincoln's appearances and any dialogue by him to an absolute minimum, because I think readers don't quite believe it when novelists have Lincoln walking around and saying things. They just know they're in the presence of stage machinery.

Decision Writing Saying Believe Know

The thing is I'm very interested in bad taste, as anyone who's ever seen me perform or had dinner with me would know.

Me Dinner Bad Know Taste Seen

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