Annie Lennox quotes - page 3

I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage. (Annie Lennox)
I'm not a saint. I'm not an angel. I'm a human being. View quote
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I'm not a Christian, but I think the Christian message is a good one. View quote
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I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard. View quote
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I only want to make music because I have a passion for it. View quote
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I have always been a very visual person and a keen observer. View quote
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I like where I live here, in London. View quote
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I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves. View quote
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I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition. View quote
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Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin. View quote
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It's a very telling thing when you have children. You have to be there for them, you've got to set an example, when you're not sure what your example is, and anyway the world is changing so fast you don't know what is appropriate anymore. (Annie Lennox)
Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries. View quote
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I watch 'Mad Men,' I knit scarves, I cook and am very, very normal. Honestly. View quote
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I'm not really keen on comebacks. Eurythmics was an incredible thing. When I look back on that work, I feel very satisfied with it. View quote
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Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves. View quote
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I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed. View quote
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If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there. View quote
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I love to make music and stay grounded. View quote
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I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf. View quote
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As a mother, you have that impulse to wish that no child should ever be hurt, or abused, or go hungry, or not have opportunities in life. View quote
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You wouldn't find a Joni Mitchell on 'X Factor;' that's not the place. 'X Factor' is a specific thing for people that want to go through that process - it's a factory, you know, and it's owned and stitched-up by puppet masters. (Annie Lennox)
My issue with the state of women became incredibly stimulated when I was visiting developing countries and it became obvious that women bore the brunt of so many things in society. View quote
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If you want to open a supermarket chain and put your face all around the globe, selling your baby and your dog, if it makes you happy, who am I to disagree, as the song goes. But it's not for me. I've always tried to keep my integrity and keep my autonomy. View quote
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Motherhood was the great equaliser for me; I started to identify with everybody. View quote
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Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now. View quote
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