135 Quotes by Tracy Chapman

Love is hateWar is PeaceNo is YesAnd we're all free.

Some folks call her a runaway. A failure in the race. But she knows where her ticket takes her. She will find her place in the sun

Now love's the only thing thats free. We must take it where it's found. Pretty soon it may be costly.

Why do the babies starveWhen there's enough food to feed the worldWhy when there're so many of usAre there people still alone

I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It's supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us.

I found myself in the middle of a race riot when I was about 14 years old, and I found someone pointing a gun at me and telling me to run or they'd shoot me.

Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.