Ani DiFranco quotes - page 5

Patriarchy is a fundamental imbalance underlying society And it's one we rarely address because it's so universal. But as I get older, I see that peace is a product of balance. (Ani DiFranco)
If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same. View quote
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There isn't much I have to say, that I wouldn't rather just shut up and do. View quote
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And their eyes are all asking Are you in or are you out? And I think, oh man What is this about? Tonight you can't put me Up on any shelf Cuz I came here alone And I'm gonna leave by myself. View quote
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So I walk like I'm on a mission cuz that's the way I groove. I got more and more to do, I got less and less to prove. It took me too long to realize that I don't take good pictures Cuz I have the kind of beauty that moves. View quote
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'Course numb is an old hat, old as my oldest memories. See that one's my mother, and that one's my father, and that one in the hat, that's me. It's a skill I'd hoped to abandon, when I got out on the open road, But any more pent up emotion and I think I'm gonna explode. View quote
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If you're not angry, you're just stupid, or you don't care. View quote
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Everyone is a fuckin' Napoleon. View quote
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We barely have time to react in this world, let alone rehearse. View quote
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Self-Preservation is a full-time occupation. View quote
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I sing sometimes for the war that I fight, 'Cause every tool is a weapon if you hold it right. (Ani DiFranco)
Love was always the goal, and my point every step of the way was that nothing is wrong with love, no matter what flavor it comes in. View quote
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I can't wait to get back to New York City where at least when I walk down the streat, no one ever hesitates to tell me exactly what they think of me. View quote
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Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause I'm like that a lot. You think everything's ok, and it is . . . 'till it's not. View quote
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I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just because they're both subcorporate music - I mean, traditionally. View quote
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The stronger I am in my personal life, the more energy I have to look outward, to address my society. View quote
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Either you are a feminist or you are a sexist/misogynist. There is no box marked 'other'. View quote
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I've been saying the Occupy Movement has got the ball rolling, and now we need to take the fight to the great indoors! View quote
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I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women's work. View quote
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I think the gay community should get smart and drop the word marriage. Do you really need to change every right-wing Christian to make sure you get your equal rights? Eyes on the prize, we should be sticking to getting equal rights. View quote
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I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall, and when we leave the landlord will come and paint over it all. (Ani DiFranco)
I do believe that music has an intense power to connect us together, to inspire us to become ourselves. View quote
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Playing show after show is like my bread and butter. View quote
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My political mission is as acute as ever. For me, in addition to kind of looking at the world and trying to engage in my society politically, having the kid around sort of makes me check in with myself. I think you're all busy trying to fix the world, but what about yourself? View quote
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It don't take a weather man to look around and see the weather, Jeb said he'd deliver Florida folks and boy did he ever, and we hold these truths to be self evident number one George W Bush is not president. Number two America isn't a true democracy. And number three the media is not fooling me. View quote
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