Natalie Merchant quotes - page 3

these days you might feel a shaft of light make its way across your face and when you do you'll know how it was meant to be see the signs and know their meaning. (Natalie Merchant)
doctors have come from distant cities just to see me stand over my bed disbelieving what they're seeing they say I must be one of the wonders of god's own creation and as far as they can see they can offer no explanation. View quote
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people struggle, people fight for the simple pleasures in their lives but trouble comes from everywhere it's a little more than you can bear. View quote
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you've been so kind and generous I don't know how you keep on giving for your kindness I'm in debt to you for your selflessness, my admiration and for everything you've done you know I'm bound... I'm bound to thank you for it. View quote
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who do you believe? who will you listen to who will it be? it's high time that you decide in your own mind. View quote
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take one last look behind commit this to memory and mind don't miss this wasteland, this terrible place when you leave keep your heart off your sleeve. View quote
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motherland cradle me close my eyes lullaby me to sleep keep me safe lie with me stay beside me don't go, don't you go. View quote
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who will draw the calvary in risk his very own precious skin to make our Angelinia a free and peaceful land again? Henry who'll love a poor orphan child? Henry Darger. View quote
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Im going to be shaking my booty when Im 55. View quote
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I'm just so fascinated by it once I turn it on, I'm not even that aware what's there. I'm just watching it. So I don't ever turn it on. View quote
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There's no other piece of furniture in my home I'd stare at for three hours at a time, so I try not to do it to the TV. (Natalie Merchant)
I don't want to overdo discussing my experience of motherhood, its too private and profound to parade around. I will say that carrying a child, giving birth to a child and raising that child up has made me feel more engaged and connected to others. I have a greater understanding of people (living past & present). We all begin so pure, so innocent and so hungry for physical and emotional comfort. It's so important that every baby be generously cherished, fed and comforted. I can see now how withholding these essentials can do irreparable damage. View quote
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There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our Americanism: the ability to dissent without fear. It is our right to utter the words, "I disagree." View quote
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It's pretty obvious to everyone that the revolution has happened. View quote
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After spending nearly 20 years contracted to a major label, I have mixed feelings about their demise. View quote
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I tell you life is sweet in spite of the misery there's so much more. View quote
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I think many people have been made curious about Henry Darger because of the song on my album Motherland. View quote
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I would say I'd rather dig a ditch, you know, do hard, manual labor than write lyrics. View quote
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I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author! View quote
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I don't think women's prisons are environments for dance routines, and I don't think mass murder is humorous. View quote
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I wish I had appreciated my youth - I should have worn tighter clothing when I could have! (Natalie Merchant)
I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in. View quote
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It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent. View quote
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I'm on this search trying to figure out exactly who I am and what I have to say to people. View quote
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I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope. View quote
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