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The scary truth is, you have to scratch some veneer off to gauge where the moral fiber really is in certain pockets of society. It's raw. It's scary. But it gives us a place to work with.

Ani DiFranco

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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I can't wait to get back to New York City where at least when I walk down the streat, no one ever hesitates to tell me exactly what they think of me.
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Feel free to listen, feel free to stare.
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Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we don't talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when it's the superstructure of human society?
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Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.
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I seriously hate pop music and all things super-commercial.
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Those who call the shots are never in the line of fire.
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I just don't know any other word than feminist that describes a person who believes women are people.
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I'm sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words.
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My songs are just little letters to me.
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They say that the truth will set you free But then again, so will a lie... It depends if you're trying to get to the promised land Or if you're just trying to get by.
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I seriously hate pop music and all things super-commercial, so I'd be hard pressed to feel embarrassed by anything I listen to. Besides, I have a three-year-old, so I don't have time for guilty pleasures anyway!
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I try to laugh at whatever life brings.
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I did not design this game I did not name the stakes. I just happen to like apples and I am not afraid of snakes.
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I turned my pain into art and my hard work into a career. Helping myself has helped others. helping others has helped me.
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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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