Annie Lennox Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“As a mother, you have that impulse to wish that no child should ever be hurt, or abused, or go hungry, or not have opportunities in life.”

“I'm just an ordinary person.”

“Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves.”

“I have a lot to be grateful for.”

“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”

“I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me.”

“I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.”

“When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you.”

“I don't take myself as seriously as some people think, and I'd hate anyone to think I was preaching. That's the last thing I want.”

“I love to be individual, to step beyond gender.”