Annie Lennox Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.”

“One wouldn't want to have the same dilemmas at 50 as one had at 15. And indeed I don't. I have a very different take on life.”

“Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.”

“The inner world is very potent for me - I don't ascribe to any God or Jesus or Buddha - I just have a sense of it and revere it along with the natural world and human consciousness.”

“I have a reputation for being cold and aloof, but I'm so not that woman. I'm passionate. I love my girls, being with my girlfriends, getting involved with issues that affect other women and children who are suffering.”

“I've never been a social person. When I grew up, the other girls would all be combing their hair and exchanging lipstick, and I just couldn't do that group thing.”

“Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.”

“In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.”

“I was brought up in a tenement house in a working district. We didn't even have a bathroom! We had a gaslight in the hallway and a black-and-white TV.”

“You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'”