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A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Alanis Morissette

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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Ottawa (Ontario)
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I find as an artist if I'm not expressed relatively consistently, I get really depressed.
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Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.
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I believe we've been given free will, and we can take responsibility for our own lives and for creating our own environments - which I think at times can be a little much for people to deal with.
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Music will always be a part of my life. I love music and I don't care how many units I sell.
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Stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and open and reach out and speak up, this is utopia.
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In one breath, I can say that we are God, but in another I have to say that we aren't deities.
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I'll be writing records until I'm dead, whether people like it or not!
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It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.
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When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.
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