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I think the whole experience of being a human being on the planet is such a mystery, to be honest. Trying to figure out one's purpose and [asking] What is it all about?

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Each individual is as individual as their fingerprints, and I think that's extraordinary.
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I'm not particularly attention-seeking.
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I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.
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The inner world is very potent for me - I don't ascribe to any God or Jesus or Buddha - I just have a sense of it and revere it along with the natural world and human consciousness.
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This is the book I never read ~ These are the words I never said ~ This is the path I'll never tread ~ These are the dreams I'll dream instead
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Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.
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It's hard to tell how far women's individuality has come in the past twenty years.
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More than anything, I think everything about appearance is illusory. People see you, and they think they understand what you're projecting, but actually, they have their own interpretation of it, or they put a label on you.
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