Quotes from Sara Bareilles

The greatest thing we can do is to give each other a safe space to truly, truly be ourselves in the world.

I love, when I feel challenged, to step up to my highest capacity.

I love the morning time - a cup of coffee and to sit at the piano, that's probably my favorite time.

I love the morning time. There's something about having the day in front of you.

I used to sing songs from musicals all the time as a kid.

Jump start my kaleidoscope heart, Love to watch the colors fade, They may not make sense, But they sure as hell made me.

I have spent my whole career worrying that the big bad pop monster was going to eat me when I wasn't looking.

Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.

I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.

You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.

I'm of the ilk of writers that feels you have to be open to the inspiration.

I think there's so much honor and integrity and beauty in being able to be who you are.

With musical theatre, although there are rules, they're so different to the ones I feel like I have accidentally been ingrained with writing pop music. The main point is to tell the story. You just have to make sure the character's voice is strong and the storytelling is strong.

I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.

Elton John is a huge influence and an artist I've listened to since I was a little girl.

I'm never gonna be somebody who's gonna fall down from the sky on a trapeze. That's not me. I really want to make sure that my focus stays on connecting with the audience.

My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It's saved me so much time 'cause on the road you don't have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in.

I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your rain.

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere

I certainly have dreams of being on a Broadway stage someday, if they'll have me. I think I want to stay really open to whatever possibilities present themselves.

The most powerful place you can come from is just having a really deep knowing of who you are and what you want for yourself.

I would never intentionally want to hurt someone's feelings.

I'm mostly a mess, and I hide it pretty well a lot of time.

I think I have some anger-management issues, and they end up coming out in these passive-aggressive songs that sound happy.