I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.
Alanis MorissetteIf I have taken part in anything perceived as the fame machine, it's been my choice. My motivations certainly have been different from some people's that I've worked with. But it's okay to work equally passionately for two different reasons.
Alanis MorissetteBeauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women.
Alanis MorissetteAgeism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older there's this feeling that you have to start carving up your face and body. Right now I'm in the middle ground - I think women in their thirties are taken seriously.
Alanis Morissette