Quotes By Alanis Morissette

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.

Unless I really loved it and felt really passionate about it, I would just kind of abort the song and start a new one.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary - it is a really attractive quality.

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.

Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women.

Europe seems a little softer, but in America it's harsh. In L.A., where I live, it's all about perfectionism.

Long hair is a security blanket for me. I cut it short a few years ago and I really never want to do that again. When I do cut it, I cut it myself.

For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee.

When I'm off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. It's a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything - going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense.

I think some people think I'm a smarty-pants. Some people think I'm intense, some people think I'm super-esoteric and nuts.

There's a continuity between what I care about in any form: I care about it in my music, in article-writing, in how I dress, in how I live, in my relationships, in how I navigate paparazzi, how I decorate my home. There's such a continuity between everything that I don't really care what form it shows up in.

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.

I make up new lyrics to well-known lullabies. Mostly because I don't actually know a lot of the lyrics.

I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.

You live, you learn.

I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

In the past, I had workaholic issues.

We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.

My three addictions of choice are food, love and work.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.

I think a common misperception about attuning and tending to a child's needs so constantly is that they don't grow in their independence, but I think that the opposite is true.

The whole celebrity thing is not something I'm overly interested in. I don't pop up at parties. It's just not my thing.

It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen.

Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.

I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.

I think it's irresponsible when celebrities imply they're doing it all themselves. My son has aunties and uncles around all the time, and my husband is my hero. He's really full-on. I couldn't do it any other way.