Alanis Morissette Quotes, Song Quotes, Wind Quotes

Typically I go in the studio and whatever I'm contemplating that day will wind up being a song. I don't come in with lyrics... I just go in and let it happen.

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I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.

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My own approach has always been to push intense emotions down and attempt to deal with them later.

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How about not equating death with stopping?

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The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.

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As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.

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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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In a perfect world, there would be no censorship, because there would be no judgement. I find the hypocritical aspect disconcerting, to say the least. We can show people being murdered on television, but I'm not able to say "chickenshit" in public. At the same time, I understand that people are afraid. Because I think censorship is about fear. It's just fear being projected onto art.

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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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In a perfect world, there would be no censorship, because there would be no judgement.

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I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true.

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When I pray, I'm just talking to what some people might call our higher selves: God, myself, my intuition, my heart. Whatever that is, that's where I go.

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I would never judge someone's intrigue with the spoils of fame, because I went through that.

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I know that I'm deeply, spiritually, profoundly philosophical and I also know that I'm about the flakiest person you're gonna meet.

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I firmly believe that the only reason why I'm on this planet, the only reason why I live, breathe, and exist is, that it's my duty to be as honest as possible in my art.

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At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.

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Who I am inside determines how I feel about my body instead of the other way around

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When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

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What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.'

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When I'm in pain and grief and despair, my throat is clenched and my heart hurts.

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