Patti Smith Quotes

I quote the late Ed Murow. ... He said: 'Look, people listen to me when they want an eyewitness account. 'They think I'm a pretty good reporter. But when it comes to my opinions, mine are not worth anymore than the guy at the end of the bar.' And I believe that about myself.

I think there's a danger that we're moving towards a state where the people we are expected to admire are almost not human anymore, and I don't like that. I prefer it when someone looks like a nice person, and you think, 'I could have a laugh with them in the pub.'

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity.

If someone knows me and likes me or my work, they're more likely to allow me to tell their story. But it also cuts the other way.

If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.

I don't want people to think I'm a hypocrite.

The truth of television is that what people see, they believe.

Heavy media attention legitimates anything …

That's the one criteria I have - I can't do an impression of someone I don't like.

I don't want people to think lm hypocritical.

Integrity matters. What our fans think matters.

The first rule of hip-hop is probably keep it real. And that can mean a lot of different things, but that's certainly important in reporting and storytelling.

I think people saw me as someone who was real, and not somebody subject to the criticism and ridicule given to my profession.

I just want to be as regular, and get by with doing the least amount of publicity, but still look really cool, you know? And get a bit of respect.

Decide whether you want to be liked or admired.

Very many people spend money in ways quite different from those that their natural tastes would enjoin, merely because the respect of their neighbors depends upon their possession of a good car and their ability to give good dinners. As a matter of fact, any man who can obviously afford a car but genuinely prefers travels or a good library will in the end be much more respected than if he behaved exactly like everyone else.

I do my best; I put out things I believe in and if you don't like it then pass on to something else.

I really respect anybody who stands by their truth.

Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies.

A good reputation is better than fame.

I never care personally what people say about me. The music, and the message - this will always be more important to me than people thinking I'm the best.

I wasn’t like 'Oh, I'm going to marry 50 Cent...' I mean, seriously. But I did like him. He's very sweet and antithetical to what you'd think of him.

I would want my son to value himself as a person. To hold himself to a higher standard, and to not listen to all the stuff that's shoved down men's throats about what they're supposed to do and how they're not supposed to feel. I want him to know that he's a person and he's allowed to have emotions and be vulnerable. That doesn't mean he's not strong.

Just because I publish pornography does not mean that I am not concerned about the social ills that all of us are