209 Quotes by Bonnie Raitt

Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.

No matter how you tell yourselfIt's what we all go throughThose lines are pretty hard to takeWhen they're staring back at youOh, scared you'll run out of timeWhen did the choices get so hardWith so much more at stakeLife gets mighty preciousWhen there's less of it to waste

Especially girls, but any kids exposed to music programs and arts programs do much better on their tests. They have a better chance of going to college. They can focus better. You know, we're not just automatons learning how to work machines and do engineering and math and science. All of that's great, but you've got to build a whole person.

It's always enjoyable to listen to a friend's work, but if it doesn't resonate with you, then you can just appreciate it and it inspires you in its own way.

I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time.

I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.

It's very personal in California to live within hours, and sometimes just a few miles, of earthquake faults when nuclear plants were being built.

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.

I thought I had to live that partying lifestyle in order to be authentic, but in fact if you keep it up too long, all you're going to be is sloppy or dead.