I wasn't trying to be a role model for anybody. I don't think that you can. Annie Lennox More Quotes by Annie Lennox More Quotes From Annie Lennox You're never quite sure where the song is going, because you might not find the word to rhyme with the end of the line. You have to find associative meaning to get you there. So it's rather like doing a crossword puzzle backwards. A kind of strange, three-dimensional, abstract crossword puzzle. Annie Lennox linesthreesong When women get together as a group, it is immensely powerful. Annie Lennox groupspowerfultogether Fear paralyses you - fear of flying, fear of the future, fear of leaving a rubbish marriage, fear of public speaking, or whatever it is. Annie Lennox rubbishleavingflying A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age. Annie Lennox issuesagebirthday There was a time when I looked to other people for recognition, because I didn't have enough confidence to trust my own judgment. Now I'm not looking for reassurance, because I realize how fickle people are. My own strength is the best I can have. Annie Lennox ficklespiritualpeople Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him. Annie Lennox awe-inspiringpersonsfeels If we value what we've inherited for free - from other women - surely it's right morally and ethically for us to wake up and say, 'I'm a feminist. ' Annie Lennox wake-upfeministifs Every artist has to make their own statements and they have to live with them. Annie Lennox statementsartist Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community. Annie Lennox communitychurchpeople I love to make music and stay grounded. Annie Lennox grounded I like where I live here, in London. Annie Lennox london I have always been a very visual person and a keen observer. Annie Lennox observersvisualspersons I have a calling in my soul, if you like, to try to make my life in some way worthwhile. What is the value of my existence? Annie Lennox soulcallingtrying I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change. Annie Lennox baffledviewpointscutting I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage. Annie Lennox stagegirlwant I have different hats; I'm a mother, I'm a woman, I'm a human being, I'm an artist and hopefully I'm an advocate. All of those plates are things I spin all the time. Annie Lennox hatsartistmother Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now. Annie Lennox achievelightrooms I can't understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still haven't really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa - 60 percent of people in - infected with HIV are women. Annie Lennox hivbirdpeople The person who inspired me the most was a friend of mine, Anita Roddick. I know that Anita wasn't known to be an ardent feminist, but she truly was. Annie Lennox inspiredfeministpersons Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don't really have a lot of time for activism. Annie Lennox careersstarsbusy
