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Patti Smith Quotes

The only thing I daydreamed about was being an opera singer. But I was so skinny and so pathetic that that sort of wasn't going to happen.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Opera Happen Singer Skinny Going

Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world.

World Literature Despair Salvation

I love anything that really pushes the envelope as far as where it takes your mind. When it's well written and brings you into a world that possibly could be, I think that's the most entertaining for me - to see something that could actually take place and causes you to think.

Love Mind Me World Think You

I have a lot of respect for aspects of Islam, but I would not choose to live in a theocratically organised Muslim society.

John Rhys-Davies

Live Respect Society Choose Islam

I grew up in Tuscany in a very poor family. My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity.

Roberto Benigni

Family Good Father Mother Grateful

I do love DVD and I've always taken them seriously. You know, on the Austin things, we really put a ton of work into them because there's so much design involved. And in this one, we thought a lot about it and what could go in.

Work Love Thought Design You Know

You cannot mock God because whatever good thing you do, you're gonna reap for it.

Good God You Whatever Reap Because

Social media allowed us to become our own storytellers. With it, we seized the power of our truth.

Truth Power Social Media Media Own

How do you project a character if you don't have a sense of where she is from? I've always just gotten on a plane to go to the area to get a sense of what it is like, to smell it, feel the earth, hear people talk, go to the marketplaces.

Character People Feel You Earth Go

There is no attitude required. The hat brings the attitude. And when people try on a hat they like, it is a bit of fun. It makes them laugh. You don't laugh when you put on a pair of shoes, but you do with a hat.

Attitude Shoes Fun Hat People Laugh

Anyone who has had their heart broken learns to keep a little safety area. Even now in my relationship, I have something I can call my own in case something goes wrong. You need a place to retreat to.

Relationship Heart Broken Safety You

'Et Tu, Babe' was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer's life was solitary and insular, and I was happy with that. I love reading and writing; it's my whole life.

Life Love Happy Writing Reading Out

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

Compassion Man Greatness Way Weak

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