Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man. - Patti Smith 1 Share Now -
My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. - Patti Smith 2 Share Now -
For everything bad, there's a million really exciting things, whether it's someone puts out a really great book, there's a new movie, there's a new detective, the sky is unbelievably golden, or you have the best cup of coffee you ever had in your life. - Patti Smith 3 Share Now -
I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor. - Patti Smith 4 Share Now -
My dad got a job in a factory in Philadelphia, so I was raised in Germantown in a sort of a barracks for soldiers. They had housing for temporary housing. And then my parents saved money and bought a little house in South Jersey, built on a swamp. - Patti Smith 5 Share Now -
It's not uncool to worry about people who seem like they're going on the wrong path. There's nothing cool about being self-destructive. - Patti Smith 6 Share Now -
My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He liked classical music and Duke Ellington. - Patti Smith 7 Share Now -
Truthfully, I don't really think of myself as a photographer. I don't have all the disciplines and knowledge of a person who's spent their life devoted to photography. - Patti Smith 8 Share Now -
When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep. - Patti Smith 9 Share Now -
I've said this over and over, but I'll say it a million more times - I'm concerned more about the death of a bee than I am about terrorism. Because we're losing hives and bees by the millions because of such strong pesticides. - Patti Smith 10 Share Now -
