There was a time when I looked to other people for recognition, because I didn't have enough confidence to trust my own judgment. Now I'm not looking for reassurance, because I realize how fickle people are. My own strength is the best I can have.
Annie LennoxThe momentum of time is always going forward. You cannot repeat what has been done before. You can't go back.
Annie LennoxTwerking is not feminism. Thats what Iโm referring to. Itโs not โ itโs not liberating, itโs not empowering. Itโs a sexual thing that youโre doing on a stage; it doesnโt empower you. Thatโs my feeling about it.
Annie LennoxThere are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.
Annie LennoxThe contrast of the world that we live in and the world that is here in Aspen and the world inhabited by women who have no resources, little or no, very few resources - huge disparity.
Annie LennoxTo be labeled as a strong woman when you feel vulnerable is a strange place to be, because then you're, like, "Oh, I have to be strong now. But I don't feel strong. I feel alienated. I feel isolated. I feel that things are very surreal, and they're not authentic, and this is all just very overwhelming."
Annie Lennox