All Patti Smith Quotes
- Should I pursue a path so twisted? Should I crawl defeated and gifted? Crawl
- Hey sister, you're just moving too fast, you're screwing up the quota. Fast
- Your soul was like a network of spittle. Expression
- Hail brother, the distant thunder is nothing but hearts beating as one. Beating
- Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake. Arrow
- Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. Called
- The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times. Always Good
- In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. Abandon
- Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand. Extend
- As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag. Any
- I think I'm constantly in a state of adjustment. Adjustment
- I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible. Long
- Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. Died
- Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris. Die
- My mother answers all my fan mail. All
- Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man. Bringing
- To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's… Create
- In the period where I had to live the life of a citizen - a life where, like everybody else, I did tons of laundry… Bowls
- All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful. All
- An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God. Artist
- I always enjoyed doing transgender songs. Always Enjoyed
- I don't think the area of Jerusalem should be part of a Jewish state; it belongs to all people, to Christians and Muslims and the… All
- I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business. Amateurish
- An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch. Artist
- Artists are traditionally resistant to labels. Artist