Quotes from Melissa Etheridge

People ask me, 'Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?' And I say, 'Oh, it definitely is up to the person, and it is difficult, it can be very difficult, and it can be extremely healing.' That's what I have found, that the children are mirrors. Everyone is a mirror, but children especially because they're day and night and all day long.

I don't think anyone masters parenthood.

Video is a funny thing. It's one thing to be an artist, singer-songwriter, and use words and create pictures in people's minds. And then be asked to do video for it, to actually give a certain visual for your song.

I can look at cancer as a disease that picks me out and 'why me,' or I can look at it through love and say, 'This is a wake-up call. This is my body telling me: 'Hey, you're out of balance here. It's time to get in line with yourself.'

Realizing I was gay was a long sort of waking up.

I have always loved Broadway.

I'm exploring the maturity, the wisdom that just comes from having gone around the sun 50 times. My experience is, 'Oh, I'm never really going to get it right. I'm never going to get it done. But that's not the point here.' The point is the journey.

Your own personal health is your own personal choice, all the way down the line.

We all want to judge; it's an intrinsic part of our society and human nature. I'm not surprised that talent shows are hits, but I'm glad some of them aren't so brutal.

All men, and women, and everything in between are created equal.

My ultimate joy and happiness is being a wife and mother.

The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.

I think Patsy Cline made country music classy. She just opens her mouth, and it's just heavenly.

I'm so cool that the kids come to my bedroom and go, 'Mom! Turn the music down!'

I could have been you, you could have been me. One small change that shapes your destiny.

I had to go see the Glee concert with my daughter - oh my God, shoot me.

I can be a rock star with a television show and still have a self-esteem problem. So it's nice to have your dad go, 'Hey Melissa, I'm proud of you - you're doing good.'

I have a very strong opinions about health and our responsibility to our own health, and I will always say what I feel.

I hope that you know in your heart how you feel about things, and you don't let the people that live on fear and hate govern the way you live.

Go on and close your eyes, go on imagine me there She's got similar features with longer hair And if that's what it takes to get you through Go on and close your eyes it shouldn't bother you

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd.

My friends have always told me that rock stardom was wasted on me.

To be completely stripped bare of any image power or my hair. To step onstage and get the response that I got blew any problems I had about self-image out the door.