180 Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer.

I would never say I had a bad childhood at all.

I think it has done us more harm believing in the huge differences between left and right, Democrat and Republican.

I think the best way to be an activist is to live your life well and be honest. It means being out. If you are not comfortable marching, you can make a big difference just by working side by side with someone who actually knows you're gay and a fine human being.

Empty and cold, but it keep me alive. I gave it my soul, so that I could survive.

I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine.

The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.

You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed, to satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need.... And as you pray in your darkness for wings to set you free, you are bound to your silent legacy.

My kids and I love to listen to Bill Cosby.