“People aren't problems to be fixed. People are people, for us to walk alongside and journey with and help pick up the pieces with and, when they drop them again, to get back down and help them pick them up again. And that's real love - without condition and without expectation.” PeopleRealHelpingProblemWalksPiecesJourneyConditionsPicksExpectationsDown AndFixedGet BackReal Love Author:Brooke Fraser
“I only say this because a lot of people seem to think that if you're a musician you want to be a celebrity. But most musicians in the world aren't celebrities, and pretty much everything about the concept of 'celebrity' is a complete load of bollocks anyhow.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWantSeemsMusicianConceptsLoad Author:Brooke Fraser
“Then Jesus introduced Himself to me. Though my birth certificate reads 1983, I reckon I was born in 1999, when I met Jesus - not in a church or on a camp or through people, but alone in my bedroom with an open Bible and a tangible revelation that the Son of God was not only real, but alive and awesome and stronger than the chains that bound me.” PeopleRealJesusBornChurchAliveSonBirthMetsStrongerBoundsChainsRevelationsCampsBedroomTangibleCertificatesBirth Certificate Author:Brooke Fraser
“Obviously, it was a big life change for me and quite a shock to suddenly have these songs I'd written in my bedroom as a far-too-intense teenager all over the airwaves and see my face on buses, especially in a small country like New Zealand, but at the same time it was such a thrill and an honour knowing that my music was reaching people.” PeopleCountryBigsFacesSongKnowingWrittenIntenseTeenagerLife ChangingReachingShockHonourBusBedroomThrillNew ZealandSmall Countries Author:Brooke Fraser
“I'm not quite sure where the sponsorship rumour came from... probably because I have been a spokesperson for child sponsorship so people just assumed that was the connection.” PeopleChildrenHas BeensConnectionsRumoursSponsorship Author:Brooke Fraser
“I recognise my responsibility, and it's funny when I read people who say they never asked to be a role model, and I understand that, but as soon as you have influence over people, you have a responsibility with what you do with that influence.” PeopleResponsibilityRolesInfluenceModelsRole ModelsRecognise Author:Brooke Fraser
“I feel like I always have to have a song on my album that people can use in their weddings.” PeopleFeelsUseSongAlbums Author:Brooke Fraser
“Those who have had the most impact and influence throughout history and certainly the people who've had the most impact and influence on me personally have been basically entirely unaware of any such influence and made their chief concern their personal devotion and obedience, and the pleasure of God in the hidden things of their lives.” PeoplePleasureInfluenceConcernDevotionObedience Author:Brooke Fraser
