Annie Lennox

Musician

132 Quotes

Whatever you do, you do out of a passion.

Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don't really have a lot of time for activism.

I have a reputation for being cold and aloof, but I'm so not that woman. I'm passionate. I love my girls, being with my girlfriends, getting involved with issues that affect other women and children who are suffering.

Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves.

If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.

I think people in Great Britain are a bit jaded sometimes.

The dynamic between two individuals starts off with everything warm and nice and fabulous and good. Working and living together can serve you quite well, but when it starts to go wrong - oh, boy!

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.

Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.

I'm not particularly attention-seeking.

I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs.

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