180 Quotes by Sara Bareilles

I’m grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there.

I would never intentionally want to hurt someone’s feelings.

I’d like to think I could physically manage doing that, but I don’t think it feels authentic to the kind of performer that I am. I think that, for me, being stationary and just sort of singing the songs seems to be the most connected and authentic expression for me on stage.

It’s very exciting to be a part of a team of collaborators in general.

I work a lot with men, and I work with wonderful men that I absolutely adore, but it’s something that I’m now paying attention to – to seek out and make room for the talented women in all the technical fields and creative fields across the board.

My request was for courage. To turn and face the thing that scares you the most and do your best to stay there. I asked for honesty, which sometimes requires more strength than most things we do in our lives.

You can be amazing, you can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug.

You are overwhelmed and haven’t learned to be your own friend through this yet. You will. Your fear of jumping without a net is so valid, and the trick that you haven’t learned yet is that that’s life, always and everywhere. There are no nets. Life is a big, long free fall, and the sooner you can embrace what is beautiful about that, the sooner you will start to enjoy the ride.

I’m starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can’t be a mistake if I just call it ‘change.’