Alanis Morissette Quotes, Past Quotes, Giving Quotes

Society, magazines, posters, music videos, investment bankers. A lot of times, in my past anyway, looking within wasn't overly encouraged. Pretty much everybody proclaimed that fame would give me power and fortune.

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I hope that there is a very confused 14 year old girl out there who hears me speak or hears me sing and derives some sort of strength from that I heard that when I was 14 that's exactly what happened.

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My parents offered me the idea of ceilinglessness. There was no limit in terms of what was possible; no messages sent to me to say that I couldn't do anything.

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Unless I really loved it and felt really passionate about it, I would just kind of abort the song and start a new one.

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In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

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A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

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I love songs that are very autobiographical.

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For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee.

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I'll be writing records until I'm dead, whether people like it or not!

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Partnership is the way. Dictatorial win-lose is so old-school.

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I think when someone blindly projects and it's showing up in the form of envy or hate - and I actually think they're synonymous - that's when I feel the most afraid and disconnected and vulnerable. Like whenever I don't feel safe in my own hands, in terms of my not being tender or merciful with myself, or when we're treating each other that way.

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I have been running so sweaty my whole life Urgent for a finish line And I have been missing the rapture this whole time Of being forever incomplete

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When we [people] are operating from the belief that we're not connected, it feels so dangerous and scary and vulnerable and awful.

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As an artist, there's a sweet, jump-starting quality to [marijuana] for me. I've often felt telepathic and receptive to inexplicable messages my whole life. I can stave those off when I'm not high. When I'm high - well, they come in and there's less of a veil, so to speak. So if ever I need some clarity, or a quantum leap in my own consciousness, or a quantum leap in terms of writing something or getting an answer, it's a quick way for me to get it.

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Whether you’re checked in or checked out, you’re always on a spiritual journey.

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When we think of digitally disconnecting and inviting presence into our lives, we are creating the conditions of integration within and between.

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The more vulnerable and the more confused the song is, the equal and opposite effect is how I feel after having written it.

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I started making music because I could.

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