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> [Sometimes, trying to make a work of art can be very difficult and very painful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/sometimes-trying-to-make-a-work-of-art-can-be-very-difficult-and-very/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

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## More by Mandy Patinkin

> [I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-grew-up-in-synagogue-in-the-boys-choir-we-didn-t-listen-to-music-in/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [I was forced to lie to my father by doctors and relatives. I made that choice and agreed with them, and I will never,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-was-forced-to-lie-to-my-father-by-doctors-and-relatives-i-made-that/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [I just love, love going around and traveling and bringing the music to people. They just make you feel so happy that you came.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-just-love-love-going-around-and-traveling-and-bringing-the-music-to/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/in-my-prayers-every-day-which-are-a-combination-of-hebrew-prayers-and/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/in-the-hands-of-good-writers-you-have-the-opportunity-to-present-both/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [If you told me I could only do one thing, I would choose live concerts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/if-you-told-me-i-could-only-do-one-thing-i-would-choose-live-concerts/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [I never publicise in advance what I'm going to be singing because I never quite know until I start. I often change my mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-never-publicise-in-advance-what-i-m-going-to-be-singing-because-i/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [The great love of my life is music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/the-great-love-of-my-life-is-music/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [I didn't think of myself as a singer. I'm an actor who recites words, and sometimes that happens to be on musical notes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-didn-t-think-of-myself-as-a-singer-i-m-an-actor-who-recites-words/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [Ted Cruz ,when he was running for president, was a huge 'Princess Bride' fan. He would quote the lines and, you know, trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/ted-cruz-when-he-was-running-for-president-was-a-huge-princess-bride/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [I can achieve that by personally relating the words that I am saying to something I have known in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-can-achieve-that-by-personally-relating-the-words-that-i-am-saying/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [If you stand too close to a painting - all you see are patches of color, if you stand too far back, you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/if-you-stand-too-close-to-a-painting-all-you-see-are-patches-of-color/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [All great men usually are awakened by the great women in their lives. No matter what friction is there, if that relationship was there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/all-great-men-usually-are-awakened-by-the-great-women-in-their-lives/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [I just want other people to know the kind of joy that I have in my life. I want other people to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/i-just-want-other-people-to-know-the-kind-of-joy-that-i-have-in-my/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

> [The time it takes to get something done is the time it takes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/the-time-it-takes-to-get-something-done-is-the-time-it-takes/)

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