I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change. Annie Lennox More Quotes by Annie Lennox More Quotes From Annie Lennox I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard. Annie Lennox parentwaryears Whatever you do, you do out of a passion. Annie Lennox passion Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about. Annie Lennox feminismmenneeds We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item. Annie Lennox fashionpowerfulmean 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. Annie Lennox supportlongpeople It's not fair to compare one artist to another because they all come with their own sort of elements to the picnic, you know. Annie Lennox picnicselementsartist It's hard to tell how far women's individuality has come in the past twenty years. Annie Lennox individualitypastyears I'm not really keen on comebacks. Eurythmics was an incredible thing. When I look back on that work, I feel very satisfied with it. Annie Lennox comebackincredibleslooks I'm not intensely private - I talk a great deal about my life and my work - I just don't play the game to excess. Annie Lennox excessgamesplay 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. Annie Lennox hurtmotherchildren I think life on the road really suits very egotistical men. It's set up for kings. Annie Lennox kingsmenthinking I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice. Annie Lennox competitionvoicegirl Motherhood was the great equaliser for me; I started to identify with everybody. Annie Lennox motherhood 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. Annie Lennox gaycommunitymay When you go to Africa, and you see children, they're usually barefoot, dirty and in rags, and they'd love to go to school. Annie Lennox childrendirtyschool I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams. Annie Lennox dreamlossmean Let me be the only one to keep you from the cold Annie Lennox starslightsong We would like to see the virtual elimination of the transmission of [HIV] from mother to child by 2015. ... We believe it can be achieved with political will. Annie Lennox motherbelievechildren I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance. Annie Lennox artistenoughfeels Poor countries are being forced to deal with an unprecedented health crisis without the means to tackle it . Governments can only show how seriously they are taking this crisis by taking immediate action to provide four million extra health workers and to grant those in need access to affordable medicines. Annie Lennox healthmeancountry
