I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs. Annie Lennox More Quotes by Annie Lennox More Quotes From Annie Lennox People ask me so many questions. Annie Lennox ask-me asks people Green is a label for a certain attitude to life, a certain kind of respect that one might have for the very source of things that we take for granted. Annie Lennox respect labels attitude I chose a career in obstetrics and gynecology because there's something about honoring women, honoring the birth process. We all come from women, and there's something extraordinary about the mothers who raised us. Annie Lennox gynecology careers mother Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community. Annie Lennox empowering support community I identify with other women because of my gender, and I identify with other women if they are mothers because I'm a mother, too. It's very simple. It's nothing complicated, it's not rocket science. It's about empathy. It's about understanding that what happens with one person is potentially what happens to you, and seeing yourself in someone else's shoes. Fundamentally, we are all in the same place: we're born, we live, and we're going to die. In between, we'll have joy and we'll have sadness. Annie Lennox sadness simple mother I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture. It isn't about us and them. Annie Lennox feminism understanding believe I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought. Annie Lennox platforms intellectual thinking There must be an angel, Playing with my heart. And when I think that I'm alone, It seems there's more of us at home... Annie Lennox my-heart angel heart Something that's of common interest to every man, woman and child on the planet must surely be the notion of 'Peace'. Without 'Peace' we cannot survive. Valentine's Day is on the 14 February. Christmas Day is on the 25 December. Peace Day has been established by the United Nations on the 21 September, and the whole world is invited to participate. Annie Lennox valentine peace children I grew up in a middle class household with parents, went to good schools, and never feared for anything, never wanted for anything that was really important. For all of us living in this world, all of us who have the resources, for us to not dedicate ourselves to giving something back, is to leave the world a lesser place. Annie Lennox class giving school 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. Annie Lennox feminism issues goal The worst thing someone gets is isolated. Isolation is the darkest part of any condition. Annie Lennox isolated isolation worst The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users. Annie Lennox drug gay thinking Success breeds the excitement to continue going. Annie Lennox excitement Imagine living in abject poverty and not knowing anything other than that for generations. Or alternatively, imagine being born into a really wealthy family, but there was no real love. Everyone's living these extraordinary, interesting lives whether they know it or not. Annie Lennox knowing real interesting When things are starting to work, you get up at five in the morning thinking, what are we going to do today? You stay up until one in the morning getting it done, and then you start the next day with the same energy, because it's working! Annie Lennox next-day morning thinking I think the whole experience of being a human being on the planet is such a mystery, to be honest. Trying to figure out one's purpose and [asking] "What is it all about?" Annie Lennox purpose trying thinking I enjoy multi-tasking, so I want to do a lot of different things. I want to keep all the plates spinning. Annie Lennox spinning different want To be labeled as a strong woman when you feel vulnerable is a strange place to be, because then you're, like, "Oh, I have to be strong now. But I don't feel strong. I feel alienated. I feel isolated. I feel that things are very surreal, and they're not authentic, and this is all just very overwhelming." Annie Lennox strange-places strong-women vulnerable 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. Annie Lennox media fighting artist
