Alanis Morissette Quotes, Years Quotes, Careers Quotes

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.

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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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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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I think some people think I'm a smarty-pants. Some people think I'm intense, some people think I'm super-esoteric and nuts.

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the truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that

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I am what I am Are you what you are or What?

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Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theatre?

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To me the biggest irony of this lifetime that I'm living is that for someone who thrives in the public eye in the creative ways that I do, I actually don't enjoy being in the public eye.

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I'm a liability to them - I'm a woman, I'm empowered, I'm an artist. I've had executives who can't come to my shows they're so scared of me. I've been a thorn in many people's sides just by existing.

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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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What an amazing and sacred place [Israel] to end the tour

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There were a lot of people who were a little afraid of the rage or blaming stance I was taking, and find what I am doing now more refreshing.

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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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America's a very traumatized society.

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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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So many boys, so little time.

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I find as an artist if I'm not expressed relatively consistently, I get really depressed.

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With songwriting I spend a lot of time living life, accruing all these experiences, journaling, and then by the time I get to the studio I'm teeming with the drive to write.

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When I'm really, really angry, if I'm privileged enough to be next to someone who can hold my anger, I'll definitely take them up on holding the bucket.

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If I have taken part in anything perceived as the fame machine, it's been my choice. My motivations certainly have been different from some people's that I've worked with. But it's okay to work equally passionately for two different reasons.

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