330 Quotes by Annie Lennox

I’m not living my life under the spotlight for anybody.

If you come face to face with some really challenging situations and tragic circumstances – you are going in there with a purpose. You are not going in there as a tourist.

I’m not particularly attention-seeking.

I wanted to create something that was quite edgy and belonged to me. It wasn’t about my sexual orientation, because I’m heterosexual. It was saying that appearance is just temporary, and I want to be as strong as a man.

I think life on the road really suits very egotistical men. It’s set up for kings.

You can live with almost any condition if you’re living within a community of people who can share a common understanding.

Why are we not valuing the word ‘feminism’ when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere?

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. ’

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.