“Women's issues have always been a part of my life.”
Women
“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”
ChristmasAll Quotes by Annie Lennox
“The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.”
Best“Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.”
Beauty“I can't understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still haven't really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa - 60 percent of people in - infected with HIV are women.”
Women“I'm appalled the word feminism has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture.”
Power“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”
Christmas“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.”
Change“For me, pointing and clicking my phone is absolutely fine. People say that isn't the art of photography but I don't agree.”
Art“Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about.”
Women“As a creative person, you just put something out into the consciousness of the society you live in.”
Society“I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought.”
Music“Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.”
Music“I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.”
Poetry“I love to make music and stay grounded.”
Music“I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.”
Death“Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.”
Money“Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.”
Death“Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.”
Home“I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.”
Change“Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries.”
Women