55 Quotes by Rickie Lee Jones

Singing other people's material was perceived, I think, as a weakness of my persona. The effect, though, was to make me dig my heels in and try even harder to combine the two.

There is no fear before and no fear after. We give our best.

My family in general - they're troubled or poorer people.

It's OK to not be political unless your country is falling apart.

In my opinion, the Republican Party is the last on the list to care about the needs of old people and children and poor people.

I've always had an active imagination.

I'm respected, I'm still working, what more could I ask?

I'm easily destroyed and I operate on emotional levels.

I was raised by a strong mother and I never felt like I had to be a role, you know, I was just me, who I am.