You can be amazing, you can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug Sara Bareilles More Quotes by Sara Bareilles More Quotes From Sara Bareilles Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly. Sara Bareilles honestlyfall True bravery is being exactly who you are, imperfections included. Vulnerability is the most precious gift you can give. Sara Bareilles imperfectionbraverygiving Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts. Sara Bareilles dreamheartlove I work a lot with men, and I work with wonderful men that I absolutely adore, but it's something that I'm now paying attention to - to seek out and make room for the talented women in all the technical fields and creative fields across the board. Sara Bareilles boardscreativemen If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins. Sara Bareilles ifswinningfeels Just speak your truth, it's an important cornerstone of how your life ends up sort of unfolding in front of you. Even if it's painful, if it's honest, it's going to bring you to the place you deserve to be. Sara Bareilles honestimportantspeak Show me how big your brave is. Sara Bareilles show-mebigsbrave So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling? Sara Bareilles ceilingsearthfeelings The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices. Sara Bareilles next-stepschoicesstruggle I certainly have dreams of being on a Broadway stage someday, if they'll have me. I think I want to stay really open to whatever possibilities present themselves. Sara Bareilles dreamwantthinking I think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into not being able to be as happy a person as I think I deserve to be, so I tend to watch things like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anything Tina Fey's involved in. And Parks and Rec. I love comedies! Sara Bareilles feyrocksthinking At the end of the day, the only thing I ever wanted to feel was loved. So I think if I could give someone a piece of advice, it's really learn how to be kind to yourself. In all of our ugliness and all of our brokenness and our bad choices, to really learn to nurture that part of yourself that can be your own big sister in a way. Sara Bareilles choicesgivingthinking Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere Sara Bareilles motivational-basketballlaw-of-attractionwant It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes Sara Bareilles good-mistakeshamemistake When I look back, I was so mean to myself, and I was so uncomfortable in my own skin. I still feel that very loudly sometimes, but to try and really nurture that sense that you are your own friend. Sara Bareilles skinstryingmean I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is. Sara Bareilles buddhistreadingphilosophy I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound that way - the emphasis being on the storytelling, but the arrangements and the orchestrations can be really varied - I found that to be, actually, a really joyful discovery. Sara Bareilles writingdiscoverysong I'm that person who owns all of the seasons on DVDs, including the Lifetime intimate portraits showcasing The Golden Girls. I am a massive fan. I think I'm Dorothy. She's my favorite. Sara Bareilles dvdsgirlthinking I'm happy to be working with all women. Sara Bareilles It's very exciting to be a part of a team of collaborators in general. Sara Bareilles collaboratorsteamexciting
