I don't like answering to other people's philosophies. I don't have any philosophy, I just believe in stuff. Either I believe in something or I don't. Like, I believe in the Rolling Stones but not in the Dave Clark Five. There's nothing philosophic about it. Whenever I'm linked with a movement, it pisses me off.
Patti SmithI 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 Jewish people.
Patti SmithIf someone didn't want to be filmed, or my children said, "Don't film me anymore,"ย [Steven Sebring] didn't try to sneak a shot or cajole them; he just respected their wishes.
Patti SmithI daydream a lot - that's how I get my ideas. If I'm sitting in a cafรฉ, I'm not on my phone because I want to hear my mind. I think that those periods of small solitude that we are really losing are so important.
Patti SmithAmerica is run by corporations, it is run by banks and Wall Street. That's why we can't get guns under control. It's because all these lobbyists don't want gun control, they don't want us to have strong environmental safety guards. Young people can become aware of that and they are the most powerful lobby. With a click of a text, you can have millions of people voting for one person.
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