"I would always say to anyone, you make choices that are important to you. Don't allow yourself to be exploited by something as fleeting as fame and fortune. If you're presenting yourself in a way that important to you in communicating your vision, then so be it. No one should allow themselves to be exploited ever."

-- Patti Smith

#Choices Quotes #Vision Quotes #Important Quotes

“I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.”
“MUSIC MAY NOT MAKE YOU A GENIUS, or rich, or even a better person. But it helps train you to think differently, to process different points of view â€” and most important, to take pleasure in listening.”

Source : "Is Music the Key to Success?". www.nytimes.com. October 12, 2013.
“Don't act your age in retirement. Act like the inner young person you have always been.”
“DS not only changes Nintendo, it changes our industry.”
“I spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts.”
“It's time to stop producing stuff, and start producing fun.”
“Love is when I am concerned with your relationship with your own life, rather than with your relationship to mine. . . . there must be a commitment to each other's well-being. Most people who say they have a commitment don't; they have an attachment. Commitment means, "I am going to stick with you and support your experience of well-being." Attachment means, "I am stuck without you."”
“An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him and he's usually too busy to wonder why.”

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