295 Quotes by Kathleen Hanna

My mom and I had secret from my dad that we didn’t think we were stupid, that we didn’t think we needed feminism to be explained to us.

In the ’90s, people wore scrunchies, but it was very uncool in the punk scene.

Not to rag on myself, but when people say, ‘What does it feel like to be an icon?’ I’m like, ‘My dog does not think I’m an icon, my cat does not think I am an icon, my cousin does not think I am an icon.’ I have a really lovely group of friends, and I just don’t think about it.

I think my biggest fear is dying. Although sometimes my biggest fear is not dying. But yeah, I think health stuff for me is more what I’m afraid of.

I am not Lyme disease, that’s not who I am, I’m still a feminist artist, but this is a part of my story too, and I’m not going to keep it out to look cooler.

Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I’m in a position where I just want to feel like I’m saying all the right things politically, or I feel like I have to mention my own project over other people’s projects.

Johnny Rotten isn’t punk. Maybe that’s punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is.

I feel like what I’m best at is being a musician and a performer. I want to use that to help people who are good at starting nonprofits.

I don’t like being in the service industry and having to deal with people yelling at me all the time. McDonald’s was the hardest job I ever had – so I have a lot of respect for people who work in the fast food industry. Because it’s a hard job.