Ultimately, we are not seeking others to bow to, but to reinforce our individual natures, to help us suffer our own choices, to guide us on our own particular journeys. Patti Smith More Quotes by Patti Smith More Quotes From Patti Smith I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife. Patti Smith childhoodsiblingmother Hey sister, you're just moving too fast, you're screwing up the quota. Patti Smith quotaworkmoving We're a culture more than ever that wants proof of everything, we want things fast, and someone sends you an email, you want to answer in five minutes. We have to allow ourselves nothingness, in our relationships too. Patti Smith emailanswersculture Social media could be very strong in terms of bringing people together but it also takes up so much of people's time that I wonder if we've lost the ability to daydream. Patti Smith mediastrongpeople Everyone thinks of God as a man - you can't help it - Santa Claus was a man, therefore God has to be a man. Patti Smith santamenthinking If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer. Patti Smith apologyregretsorry Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris. Patti Smith guttersparisdies If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave! Patti Smith labelswantsong There's nothing cool about being self-destructive. Patti Smith self-destructive-behaviorself-destructiveself People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything. Patti Smith godmothernamespeople My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets. Patti Smith laundrytragedymother For I desired, as Youth does, to be taken by the hand and hurled into the world. Patti Smith takendoehands I worked for Hillary [Clinton] when I was young - when she was running for the Senate. I was fundraising and things, I see all of these people as political in a way that isn't humanistic. I'm just watching and hoping that someone is going to distinguish himself or herself as comprehending what we need. Patti Smith fundraisingrunningpeople The thing I've always liked about performing is that I decide what I want to wear, whether I want to comb my hair. Patti Smith performingwanthair As an artist, I never wanted to be fettered by gender nor recognized or defined as a female poet, musician or singer. They don't do that with men - nobody says Picasso, the male artist. Curators call me up and say, "We want your work to be in a show about women artists," and I'm like, why? For Christ's sake, do we have to attach a gender onto everything? Patti Smith musicianartistmen In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter. Patti Smith paintercallingfacts I still don't want to be put in the feminist bag. I'm a humanist. Patti Smith bagsfeministwant All I've ever wanted to do was create freedom. Patti Smith wanted I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town. Patti Smith portlandoregonbook The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times. Patti Smith sacrificemeanideas
