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I don't like my language watered down, I don't like my edges rounded off.

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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You can't start with imbalance and end with peace, be that in your own body, in an ecosystem or between a government and its people. What we need to strive for is not perfection, but balance.
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We have a complete void of progressive politics in this country right now. The will of the people goes ignored and unrealized. I'm searching for the people that can enter the political system, a strong third party. We need to consolidate.
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I don't take good pictures 'cause I have the kind of beauty that moves.
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Self-Preservation is a full-time occupation.
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Women who don't control their own reproductive rights are not free.
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Well, it's really gratifying to me to have a stage and some bright lights and a microphone. They're tools and opportunities, and to be able to just pull somebody up on stage with me and point at them is a great feeling.
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