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Patti Smith Quotes

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

Patti Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Good Myself Discipline Learn First

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.

John Burroughs

Work Heart Man Blessed Him Complete

I've seen, all too often in my career, people coming in to lead agencies and organizations and trying to impose change from the top down. Never works. You never have enough time.

Robert M. Gates

Change Time People Enough You Down

President Obama thinks he can use emotion to bring pressure on Congress. But that's not how adults with power respond to things.

Maureen Dowd

Power Pressure Congress Emotion He

I can wrestle a little bit, but I'm not Chael Sonnen.

Michael Bisping

I Can Little Little Bit Wrestle Bit

Action was something I really wanted to do and will continue doing it in future as well, but at the same time, I know dancing and songs are huge part of Bollywood, and it will be my top priority to excel in that.

Amy Jackson

Future Time Action Doing Know Top

You cannot always make such big exhibitions, because they consume too much time and energy.

Alva Noto

Time Energy You Too Much Always Big

Being that I was raised in the Catholic faith, I am very careful about what I choose. I've turned down a lot of projects that... could have helped me a lot financially, and I've quit shows because of where they were going and because I feel like I have to be a role model for my kids.

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Faith I Am Me Feel Choose Down

From the time I won the Kansas City Match Play championship at age 14, I never wanted to be anything but a golfer.

Tom Watson

Age Time City Play Never Anything

Writers are always sort of threatening to direct, and sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't.

Liz Tuccillo

Sometimes Always Threatening Direct

And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.

Don Shula

First Contract Rookie

Everyone tells me I need to do comedy. It's never something that crossed my mind, but to be able to do a true comedy and make people laugh, that would be great.

Dexter Darden

Great People Mind Me Laugh Comedy

I am obsessed with ice cubes. Obsessed.

Drew Barrymore

I Am Ice Obsessed Am Cubes