Ani DiFranco
(1970-)

American Singer-Songwriter, Women's Rights Activist

birthdate: September 23
birthplace:
Buffalo, New York

QUOTES

I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement.

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.

We have a complete void of progressive politics in this country right now. The will of the people goes ignored and unrealized. I'm searching for the people that can enter the political system, a strong third party. We need to consolidate.

We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

“I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.”

“teach myself to see each of us
through the lens of forgiveness
like we're stuck with each other (god forbid!)
teach myself to smile and stop and talk
to a whole other color kid
teach myself to be new in an instant
like the truth is accessible at any time
teach myself it's never really one or the other
there's a paradox in every paradigm
.

“Maybe you don't like your job, maybe you didn't get enough sleep, well nobody likes their job, nobody got enough sleep. Maybe you just had the worst day of your life, but you know, there's no escape, there's no excuse, so just suck up and be nice.”

“There isn't much I have to say, that I wouldn't rather just shut up and do.”

 

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