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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

#against #discipline #energies #first #found

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist. ↗

— Patti Smith

#because #drawing #felt #female #gender

I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town. ↗

— Patti Smith

#book #go #good #good book #i

Sure I destroyed my guitar at every concert, but it was okay, because I'd always get a shiny new one the very next day. ↗

— Patti Smith

#because #concert #day #destroyed #every

I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else. ↗

— Robert Smith

#being #born #children #constant #else

I don't dislike my peers because they're still around and remind me of what I'm doing. I never liked them anyway. I never liked U2, the things they've done over the years. ↗

— Robert Smith

#around #because #dislike #doing #done

I really enjoy what I do, and who I'm with and where I am. Having said that, I'm not really a person of habit, because what I do in my job is travel around the world and play concerts to people, and occasionally do very weird things. ↗

— Robert Smith

#around #because #concerts #enjoy #habit

I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway. ↗

— Robert Smith

#anyway #because #bother #cure #division

I've got a presence on all the social networks, in fact, but I've never once sent a message. I'm there because otherwise, someone's going to pretend to be me. ↗

— Robert Smith

#fact #going #got #i #in fact

When I make an error, it's a very bad day in my house. ↗

— Shepard Smith

#bad day #day #error #house #i