"My mission is to communicate, to wake people up, to give them my energy and accept theirs. We're all in it together, and I respond emotionally as a worker, a mother, an artist, and a human being with a voice. We all have a voice. We have the responsibility to exercise it, to use it."

-- Patti Smith

#Mother Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Exercise Quotes

“My mother and I are big domestic violence advocates.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“Pro sports are a tough business--whether you're in baseball, football, or something else. But when you're running around the bases after hitting a home run or jumping up and down after a touchdown, a little boy comes to the surface.”
“If anything, in the podcast world, I'm relieved that I don't have to dress like the character. I don't necessarily have to do all of the physicality that conveys the character, but do as much as I need to help me feel like the character.”

Source : "'A Real Person Who Has Real Thoughts and Feelings'". Interview with Stephanie Palumbo, logger.believermag.com. February 29, 2016.
“A capacity to change is indispensable. Equally indispensable is the capacity to hold fast to that which is good.”
“as you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself”

Source : Richard Carlson (1998). “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life”, MacMillan Publishing Company
“The one who wants to love God has to take care about the purity of the soul, first of all. This purity is attained through conquering the passions. (The one who has not conquered the passions cannot enter) the chaste and pure region of the heart. Do not hate a sinner, for we all are to be resÂponÂsible.”
“The chemistry of making the songs is often about being inspired by each other and responding intuitively.”

Source : "Hot Chip". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. June 8, 2012.
“Well, thatâ€™s interesting,â€ I said. â€œWhatâ€™s interesting?â€ Jack called from the other room. â€œSomething is interesting?â€ Lend shouted. â€œNo! Nothing!”

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