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It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward.


Patti Davis

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PATTI SMITH I absolutely remember where I was when I first heard it. It got me through adolescence.
PATTI SMITH Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.
PATTI SMITH It would go back and forth between the two of us and then it would go over here and bang its head on...
PATTI SMITH Ask Me Anything.
PATTI SMITH He's so humble, and he is always willing to do whatever you ask him to do.
PATTI SMITH I don't expect a big crowd. But hopefully if this first meeting is interesting the word will spread.
PATTI SMITH I have another son that's in Iraq right now. So, it's not all the way over for us. But, if we can ta...
PATTI SMITH We used to have to use the senior citizens hall for Christmas concerts.
PATTI BYERS I have spoken to a friend of mine. Actually, she was my background singer and she lives in New Orlea...
PATTI LABELLE I think these folks have been very real. When you have a birth of a baby, when you have to travel wi...
PATTI MILLIGAN The thing is that as you grow through life, the pursuit of art and the pursuit of new ideas, all the...
PATTI SMITH My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He li...
PATTI SMITH Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
PATTI SMITH Everybody goes through the same thing; it doesn't matter what color you are. And Joss Stone just hap...
PATTI LABELLE The only check is the goodwill of the agencies.
PATTI GOLDMAN Rock n' roll is dream soup, what's your brand?
PATTI SMITH I grew up in an era where you had to find your own way as a woman. When I was a kid, there was this ...
PATTI SCIALFA For writing, I get up early in the morning - 5 o'clock, 4:30. I'm a morning person... So I t...
PATTI SCIALFA I don't believe any artist who says, 'I had to do that because DJs will tell me I can't ...
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