Quotes from Ani DiFranco

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.

I just hope it was okay, I know it wasn't perfect, I hope in the end we can laugh and say it was all worth it.

When everything else seems unclear, at least I'll know I do it for the joy it brings.

Let's show them all how it's done, let's do it all imperfectly.

I try to laugh at whatever life brings.

We get a little further from perfection each year. I think that's called character. I think that's just how it goes.

My life may not be something special But it's never been lived before.

Having more exposure is kind of a bittersweet thing for me, honestly, because it's nice to have a little more job security in life now.

When I look around I think this, this is good enough; And I laugh at whatever life brings because when I look down, I just miss all the good stuff and when I look up, I just trip over things.

And this vague little smile is my all purpose expression the meaning of which I will leave to your discretion.

First decide what you got to do, then go out and do it. All we can do is to see each other through it.

It's not important to be defined, it's only important to use your time well.

You got to look outside- your eyes- you got to think outside- your brain- you got to walk outside- your life- to where the neighborhoods change.

For me, the stronger ground I have in my personal life, then the more will I have to fight the good fight.

Every time I say something they find hard to hear, they chalk it up to my anger, and never to their own fear.

I was blessed with a birth and a death, and I guess I just want some say in between.

Self-Preservation is a full-time occupation.

If a politician is running in your local community who's pro-choice, who's feminist in their thinking, get behind them. Send them some money! If you have no money but have time, lick stamps!

I always feel I have to take a stand, And there's always someone on hand To hate me for standing there. I always feel I have to open my mouth, And every time I do, I offend someone, somewhere.

We barely have time to react in this world, let alone rehearse.

Art is the reason I get up in the morning, but the definition ends there. It doesn't seem fair that I'm living for something I can't even define.

I don't know if there are artists out there who love their own records. I haven't met any, and I'm kind of extreme in the other direction, but therein lies the impetus to keep working and keep making new songs and new records.

If I'm gonna go down I'm gonna do it with style. You won't hear me surrender, you won't hear me confess cause you've left me with nothing but I have worked with less.

TIME is not a thing that's ours to lose.