232 Quotes by Amanda Palmer

There’s something advantageous about being a woman in rock versus, say, a woman in chemistry or construction. There’s definitely a built-in sexism across the board, but I think you’re afforded a degree of freedom in rock because, historically, the rules have been flexible.

Twitter fascinates me because it’s real. It feels kind of unreal, but it makes very real things happen.

You’re not going to be perfect, you’re not going to stop berating yourself, you’re not going to stop the comparisons, you’re not going to stop the judgment, but you can become evermore mindful of it, and that has to be good enough.

It’s really easy to love passing strangers unconditionally. They demand nothing of you. It is really hard to love people unconditionally when they can hurt you.

I’m still trying to express my truth, my place in the world, my belief.

Given the opportunity, some small consistent portion of the population will happily pay for art.

I think to say that meditation is helpful to artists is true and it’s great, but it’s also essentially helpful to any kind of process of, just, life.

The stage show is, in some sense, highly theatrical. It’s definitely not just a band in jeans playing rock and roll.

Asking for help requires authenticity, and vulnerability.