"In the period where I had to live the life of a citizen - a life where, like everybody else, I did tons of laundry and cleaned toilet bowls, changed hundreds of diapers and nursed children - I learned a lot"
- Patti Smith
About this Quote
Patti Smith's quote speaks with the value of living a life of humility and service. She reviews her experience of living a life as a resident, doing mundane tasks such as laundry, cleaning toilets, altering diapers, and nursing kids. Through this experience, she found out a lot. She learned the worth of hard work and the importance of taking care of others. She also discovered the importance of being modest and not taking anything for granted. Her quote is a tip that even the most mundane tasks can be a source of knowing and development. It is a reminder that we must not take anything for granted and that we should constantly aim to be simple and serve others.
This quote is written / told by Patti Smith somewhere between December 20, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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