330 Quotes by Annie Lennox

I’m not a saint. I’m not an angel. I’m a human being.

Those in the developing world have so few rights – we take a lot for granted in the developed world.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance – it’s the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.

The dynamic between two individuals starts off with everything warm and nice and fabulous and good. Working and living together can serve you quite well, but when it starts to go wrong – oh, boy!

Twerking is not feminism. Thats what I’m referring to. It’s not – it’s not liberating, it’s not empowering. It’s a sexual thing that you’re doing on a stage; it doesn’t empower you. That’s my feeling about it.

Our ancestors are totally essential to our every waking moment, although most of us don’t even have the faintest idea about their lives, their trials, their hardships or challenges.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’

Such is the scale and depth of poverty in many parts of the world that it won’t be ended overnight. That is why if, like me, you want to see an end to poverty, you need to be in it for the long haul.

I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It’s a projection. It’s illusory.