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Singer-songwriter

Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter known for her distinctive voice and musical talent. Born on December 25, 1954, she has been active in the music industry since the late 1970s. Renowned for her emotional delivery and diverse musical styles, Annie Lennox's work spans genres including pop, rock, soul, and folk.

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“You just decide what your values are in life and what you are going to do, and then you feel like you count, and that makes life worth living. It makes my life meaningful.”

Feels Values Like You Meaningful Meaning Of Life Worth Living Meaningful Life Life Means Life Worth Living

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“I stand on the shoulders of giants that have gone before me, in terms of affording people like myself, women, the access to democracy, the vote, medical treatment, education, everything that I've been given. It's all been earned. Therefore I feel it's incumbent on me personally to just contribute something, to add to a collective voice that needs to be here right now, to build it up to a tipping point, to make the world aware that women's rights still have to be addressed and that the word 'feminism' has been devalued and needs to be reclaimed.”

“Just having medicine isn't equivalent to medical care. You need the health systems, you need to create the social framework so that people feel safe.”

People Needs Feels Care Social Safe Medicine Medical Framework Medical Care Health System

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“You have a bigger view, of something bigger than you, and you have to view that and take that in mind. At times you feel like despair rises up over hope, then other times you feel hopeful again.”

Feels Mind Views Despair Bigger Hopeful

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“Everything is illusory. You cannot label something and feel that that is the beginning, middle, and end of it.”

Feels Ends Middle Labels Illusory Beginning Middle And End

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“To 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."”

Feels Strong Strange Vulnerable Overwhelming Isolated Strong Women Surreal Strange Places

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“I think that the thing is, all those years of creating music or trying to express something of a dark shadow, an existential angst that I have felt most of my life and still feel today, to not be overwhelmed by it. Music, in a way, is a great vehicle, a means by which one can express all these somewhat contradictory feelings.”

Thinking Way Feels Trying Years Mean Stills Feelings Today Felt Dark Creating Shadow Vehicle Existential Overwhelmed Contradictory Angst Existential Angst Creating Music

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“I think it takes a lot to put oneself in a place where, you know, that thing about "Feel the fear and do it anyway." You wonder what the driving force is that makes you want to do that and not just stay in a safer place.”

Thinking Knows Want Feels Force Wonder Oneself Driving Driving Force Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

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“Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him.”

Feels Persons Awe Nelson Awe Inspiring

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“I'm not really keen on comebacks. Eurythmics was an incredible thing. When I look back on that work, I feel very satisfied with it.”

Feels Looks Incredibles Satisfied Comeback

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“Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin.”

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“If I hadn't been a singer, I might have been a photographer or an artist. But it's singing I love. I sing all the time, and I feel really good that I've expressed myself.”

Ifs Feels Has Beens Might Artist Singing Photographer Singers Might Have Been

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“If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there.”

Ifs Want Feels Writing Kind Persons Doe I Can Bits Powerful Paper Smart Nasty

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“I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.”

Feels Enough Artist Relevance Woman Artist

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Born: December 25, 1954
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 211

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