You can't start with imbalance and end with peace, be that in your own body, in an ecosystem or between a government and its people. What we need to strive for is not perfection, but balance. Ani DiFranco balancebodyecosystem Change image and share on social
Music has as many roles as people make it. Ani DiFranco makemusicpeople Change image and share on social
I hate it when people don't recognize the work of women as being universal, or having any import to the world at large, as opposed to men's work, which is generally tends to be seen as more universal - men's writing about their own experience tends to be put in a broader context. Ani DiFranco broadcontextexperience share on social
We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way. Ani DiFranco criticiselovemake Change image and share on social
Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I don't think its fair that I'm living for something I can't even define. Ani DiFranco artdefinedefinition Change image and share on social
If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same. Ani DiFranco Change image and share on social
The stronger I am in my personal life, the more energy I have to look outward, to address my society. Ani DiFranco addressenergylife Change image and share on social
Being a parent has taught me a lot of things already, you know, though it's only been a year and half, and has made me address parts of myself that I would otherwise live in comfortable denial of, or you know and - you know, for instance, my self-loathing. Ani DiFranco addresscomfortabledenial share on social
People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in order to reassure themselves that they are real. Ani DiFranco fastenorderpeople Change image and share on social