Suzanne Vega quotes

Suzanne Vega is an American singer-songwriter known for her poetic lyrics and distinctive, clear voice. Her breakthrough hits, such as "Luka" and "Tom's Diner," helped define the folk-inspired pop scene of the 1980s and 1990s. She continues to be recognized for her innovative songwriting and influential musical style. Here are 48 of her quotes:

I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character. (Suzanne Vega)
You have to defend your honor. And your family. View quote
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Some girls are taught to be sexy. View quote
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My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself. View quote
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To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently. View quote
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My name is Luka. I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you. Yes, I think you've seen me before. View quote
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How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective. View quote
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Don't make a threat and then not do it. View quote
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I was always inventing characters and making up stories. View quote
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It takes as much discipline to be a mother and a wife as it does to do anything else. View quote
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Of course, sometimes when you write personally, you are also writing about society, obliquely reflecting topical issues, but not in a way that people would expect you to or in the way that someone trying to make a point would. (Suzanne Vega)
A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. View quote
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I had some fears as a kid, but I was also relatively fearless. Maybe that's a result of living half the time in reality and the other half in fantasy. View quote
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My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world. View quote
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I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had. View quote
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I still consider myself a feminist. View quote
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Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way. View quote
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Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life. View quote
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There are no rules in fights with girls. Just hurting. View quote
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Girls are crazy and mean. They don't fight fair. View quote
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If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect. (Suzanne Vega)
In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time. View quote
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When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before. View quote
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So you eat, you sleep, and then this wonderful child comes out, but you don't feel like you have any control over that process, over her, over her character and who she is. View quote
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I don't think gender is aesthetically defining for me. View quote
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Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega - Image
Photo: Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: July 11, 1959
Quotes count: 48

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