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I've been surrounded by a lot of people who felt that external success would result in them feeling good about themselves. But it just seems extremely unfulfilling to me.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: About Been External Extremely Feeling Feeling Good Felt Good Just Lot Me People Result Seems Success Surrounded Them Themselves Who Would

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For me, a life without expectation results in a life with inspiration.

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Topics: Expectation Inspiration Life Me Results Without

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When people ask me who I'd want to have dinner with, dead or alive, I always say, 'John Lennon.' I just feel that he was an artist who was, in his own way, committed to wholeness and authenticity in a not dissimilar way that I am years later.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Alive Always Am Artist Ask Authenticity Committed Dead Dinner Feel He His John John Lennon Just Later Lennon Me Own People Say Want Way Who Wholeness Years I Am

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I couldn't be touring unless my husband was on the road with me, taking care of our son while I'm onstage and doing interviews.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Care Doing Husband Interviews Me Onstage Our Road Son Taking Touring Unless While

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In 1995, I was thrust into the role of reluctant, flag-waving feminist and emotionally-focused artist/advocate.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Feminist Reluctant Role Thrust

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The fear of this delicate and fierce feminine has more to do with our fear of being vulnerable again, getting hurt again, than it does by our actual distaste for the beauty of the feminine and Her qualities.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Actual Again Beauty Being Delicate Distaste Does Fear Feminine Fierce Getting Her Hurt More Our Qualities Than Vulnerable

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I love to get to the underbelly of why people are up in arms about anything. Really, what I see is a big shadow in the West, in America especially, and everyone's afraid of looking stupid. But the truth is, I'm a genius and I'm stupid at the same time.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: About Afraid America Anything Arms Big Everyone Genius Get Looking Love People Really Same Same Time See Shadow Stupid Time Truth Truth Is Up West Why I See I Love

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I think a beautiful quality that's a biological, hormonal imperative for women, whether they have children or not, is that we're built to be empathic. For me, it was finally being maternal in an appropriate way instead of trying to mommy ex-boyfriends.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Appropriate Beautiful Being Biological Built Children Finally Imperative Instead Maternal Me Mommy Quality Think Trying Way Whether Women I Think

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I don't want to offend people and I don't want to be mean, but social commentary and comedy for me are part and parcel. I think the greatest social activists are comedians.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Activists Comedians Comedy Commentary Greatest Me Mean Offend Parcel Part Part And Parcel People Social Think Want I Think

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I've just always felt it's an incredibly empowering thing, particularly for young women, to capitalize on their coordination and their strength. It's a very empowering thing to feel strong in your body.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Always Body Capitalize Coordination Empowering Feel Felt Incredibly Just Particularly Strength Strong Thing Very Women Young Young Women Your Your Body

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Musician

Born: June 1st, 1974

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