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We are wise women, we are giggling girls. We both carry a smile to show when we're pleased, we both carry a switchblade in our sleeves.

Ani DiFranco

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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There's this brutal imperial power, that my passport says I represent. But it will never represent where my heart lives, only vaguely where it went.
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Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.
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I'm an all powerful amazon warrior, not just some sniveling girl.
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You've already put more than enough energy into worry. That's all women have been allowed to do, historically.
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[The 'corporate takeover of people's lives'] also accounts for a lot of homogenization of culture. There are fast food restaurants everywhere. Every place tastes the same.
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Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause I'm like that a lot. You think everything's ok, and it is . . . 'till it's not.
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All the decent people, male and female, are feminists. The only people who are not feminists are those who believe that women are inherently inferior or undeserving of the respect and opportunity afforded men. Either you are a feminist or you are a misogynist. There is no box marked other.
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Goldfish have no memory, I guess their lives are much like mine. And the little plastic castle is a surprise everytime.
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Some people's minds we're not going to change. But if we can't, we need to bring more positive voices into the discussion.
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It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.
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I try to laugh at whatever life brings.
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If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same.
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I'm an atheist how unfortunate it is to assign responsibility to the higher up for justice amongst people.
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I really have been enjoying performing more lately than I have in a long time and you know, it's all about that sort of centered feeling that I have now. You know, thanks to, not just my kid, but her father before her. You know, I have a kind of a grounding through them that I really relish, and I think is also good for my work, you know.
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