Annie Lennox quotes - page 4

I think people in Great Britain are a bit jaded sometimes. (Annie Lennox)
Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had. View quote
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Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don't really have a lot of time for activism. View quote
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The person who inspired me the most was a friend of mine, Anita Roddick. I know that Anita wasn't known to be an ardent feminist, but she truly was. View quote
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I used to be obsessed about how I presented myself. I didn't want other people dressing me because I didn't want to be treated like a clothes horse. View quote
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I'm not particularly attention-seeking. View quote
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I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice. View quote
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I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams. View quote
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There is a big difference between what I do onstage and what I do in my private life. I don't put my living room on magazine pages. View quote
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There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong. View quote
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I think Scotland could take a stand in a wonderful way, ecologically and morally and ethically. (Annie Lennox)
Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about. View quote
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Music is a great vehicle for communications, and I have a certain platform. I have an opportunity and I have to take it. View quote
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I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs. View quote
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Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community. View quote
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Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too. View quote
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Every artist has to make their own statements and they have to live with them. View quote
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Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf. View quote
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I was brought up in a tenement house in a working district. We didn't even have a bathroom! We had a gaslight in the hallway and a black-and-white TV. View quote
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A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age. View quote
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I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me. (Annie Lennox)
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that. View quote
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I have always felt a little homeless. It's a strange thing. View quote
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I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change. View quote
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I wouldn't say that I've mellowed. I'm less mellow, perhaps. View quote
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