A Quote by Patti Smith

I get irritated with the world. I get irritated with politicians. I get very irritated with governments and with corporations, but in terms of imagination - my imagination is always fertile. I'm either thinking of my own things or constantly engaged by the things that other people do.

Patti Smith

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Patti Smith
American - Musician
Born: December 30, 1946

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