"As much as I can, as much as I can afford, I keep ticket prices down. Rock 'n' roll was developed as the people's voice, the people's art, it was grassroots. I don't believe that the people should be estranged from their rock stars. They're not kings and queens - all rock stars are those who are able to give back a bit of culture to other people. It's people's heritage."

-- Patti Smith

#Art Quotes #Stars Quotes #Queens Quotes

“All we had was her room, her stories, and the quiet that settled in as we tried in vain to spread ourselves out and fill the space she'd left behind.”
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
“When you're watching the news, how many days in a row can you watch that and feel good about yourself and the world?”
“I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.”
“I have two sisters, and I think siblings are always going to be irresistible for novelists. They have been throughout time and they'll continue to be.”
“Whatever else I do before finally I go to my grave, I hope it will not be looking after young people.”
“Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.”
“My husband is from Finland, so every so often I'll throw a Scandinavian-themed party.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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