Alanis Morissette quotes - page 3

When [Jagged Little Pill] came out, I feel like I immediately went into survival mode to keep the 'overwhelm' that comes from being famous at bay. Ten years later, I have the luxury of time and distance to formally honor it. (Alanis Morissette)
I am the funniest woman that you've ever known. I am the dullest woman that you've ever known. I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known and you've never met anyone Who is as everything as I am sometimes. View quote
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They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in. View quote
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I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s and early '70s. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs. View quote
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Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it. View quote
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I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous. View quote
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What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a lot of articles that are going to be misrepresentative of what I'm about as a person and as a writer. (Alanis Morissette)
I'd speak of artistry you would roll your eyes skyward When I'd speak of spirituality you would label it absurd When I spoke of possibility you would frown and shake your head If I had stayed much longer, I'd have surely imploded. View quote
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You're unsure and you're not ready so that must mean I want you You're unavailable and disinterested and to you I look for comfort. View quote
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Sometimes I feel more bigness than I've shared with you Sometimes I wonder why I quell when I'm not required to. View quote
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And I'm here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know. View quote
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I found that the more truthful and vulnerable I was, the more empowering it was for me. View quote
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We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration. View quote
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What's that line from TS Eliot? To arrive at the place where you started, but to know it for the first time. I'm able to write about a breakup from a different place. Same brokenness. Same rock-bottom. But a little more informed, now I'm older. Thank God for growing up. View quote
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Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it. View quote
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I need to be performing. I need to be acting. I need to be designing a condo and ripping down walls and buying new plates and looking at fashion magazines. There always has to be some movement in the artistic department for me to not get really, really low. View quote
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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. (Alanis Morissette)
I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament. View quote
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The ego is a fascinating monster. View quote
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Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet. View quote
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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. View quote
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Photo: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Canadian Musician
Born: June 1, 1974
Quotes count: 172
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