Quotes from Nancy Wilson

The electric guitar was a big step for me, but I didn't spend a lot of time trying to adjust. It wasn't like, 'Hey, little lady, come strap on this here big guitar.' We took it in steps as much as possible.

We came from an era when women normally did not rock.

We're notorious for living up to our namesake. We're all about love. That's how we roll, even when it's to a fault.

Ever since I could remember, women's issues have been pretty urgent.

Unfortunately, the music programs are being stripped out of the schools these days. We have to change that.

'Say Hello' was inspired by optimism.

We really had boundless optimism about the place of music in the culture - and in the world.

We had the idea as women that we could walk into music and be good at it and be as good as any man and have a career in it without being taken advantage of. So basically, those things came true. The obstacle course was just more difficult than we ever anticipated. We were optimistic and very naive.

I was always so jealous of a band like Fleetwood Mac, for instance, where Christine McVie would sing a whole bunch of songs even though Stevie was the obvious lead singer. It added variety to their shows.

We get notes sent to us backstage from college students that say, 'My parents used to play your albums all the time! I grew up with you, and I love the new stuff.'

We struck out on our own in suburbia with parents who actually helped us get where we needed to go.

Heart had originally relocated to Vancouver because Mike evaded the draft to protest the Vietnam war. We had to deal with a lot at that time - it was a tough period for the band.

I always have dogs with me, even on the road. We call them port-o-pups.

The Lovemongers came together because we felt kind of overinflated by the end of the Eighties.

But "stressed out" is not a neutral behavior; it is a sinful manifestation of an unquiet heart.

Daughters primarily need love and security. This is why a critical spirit is so destructive. Remember, we want our children to have fat, prospering souls. Criticism and impatience destroy rather than build up. Daughters need to feel important, loved, accepted, needed, wanted, and appreciated. Mothers must be diligent to praise their daughters, not for their achievements primarily, but for who they are.

Mothers must do all they can to nurture security and acceptance and never compare one sister to another. Each daughter will have special gifts and special needs. It is mother's job to help identify these gifts and encourage the exercise of them.

Oh, that we would be as attentive to the Word as a newborn is to the milk.

When we refuse to obey God, when we are driven by our own desires, it is no surprise that rest and contentment elude us. When we follow Christ in obedience and humility, we find rest for our souls.

If we want to find contentment, humility must be our frame of mind. If we want to be like Christ, we must take the form of a servant. We

The more you read, the more you will find your thoughts and conversation reflecting your reading, and the more you will want to read.

When women devote themselves to their husbands, children, and building their house, the whole church is strengthened. This is actually their 'ministry' to the church: being obedient wives who are raising godly children. Obviously, when a church is full of healthy families, the church will be healthy and stable.

In the average home there is much work to be done, and God does not approve of laziness. But beware thinking that your schedule (whether it is a homeschooling schedule or feeding-the-baby schedule) is inspired by the Holy Spirit. Life in our homes should be characterized by joy and thanksgiving so that children are taught and nourished in a way that takes their souls into account.

We have no need to learn to think much of ourselves, to care for ourselves, to consider our own needs, wants, and desires. We already do that far too much. The problem is getting us to think of others, to have a lowliness of mind that springs from humility and love.