Quotes by Thinking 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. Alanis Morissette eyepeoplethinking When we think of digitally disconnecting and inviting presence into our lives, we are creating the conditions of integration within and between. Alanis Morissette integrationcreatingthinking Why are you so petrified of silence, here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines or when you think you're gonna die? Or did you long for the next distraction. Alanis Morissette fearlongthinking I didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager, as I think most teen-agers don't. Alanis Morissette self-esteemselfthinking Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your face Alanis Morissette blowlifethinking I listen to my records and I think, 'Wow, Alanis Morissette woworderthinking I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same. Alanis Morissette fanswantthinking Oh these little rejections how they add up quickly, one small sideways look and I feel so ungood. Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make me feel the way I thought only my father could. Alanis Morissette rejectionfatherthinking I wish people could acheive what they think would bring them happiness in order for them to realize that thats not really what happiness is. Alanis Morissette orderpeoplethinking 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. Alanis Morissette nutspeoplethinking 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. Alanis Morissette sarcasmbirthdaythinking It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen. Alanis Morissette rapchildrenthinking I think everyone's hungry for the truth Alanis Morissette hungrytruththinking I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet. Alanis Morissette agebirthdaythinking I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful. Alanis Morissette lovepeacethinking I think God is in us. I think we manifest God in every moment. Alanis Morissette manifestmomentsthinking 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. Alanis Morissette hatehandsthinking I think the Bible is hugely patriarchal. There are so many sexist comments and homophobic comments and comments that are not in keeping with nurturing and loving the human spirit. Alanis Morissette sexistspiritthinking When someone has a very urgent response, I think it just means that it's triggering something in them that they may not necessarily want to think or talk about - which I see as a positive thing. Alanis Morissette maymeanthinking In a perfect world, there would be no censorship, because there would be no judgement. I find the hypocritical aspect disconcerting, to say the least. We can show people being murdered on television, but I'm not able to say "chickenshit" in public. At the same time, I understand that people are afraid. Because I think censorship is about fear. It's just fear being projected onto art. Alanis Morissette peopleartthinking«7879808182838485868788»
