"Artists and celebrities are citizens, and as such you have a responsibility to keep fighting for justice because there are monolithic power structures and systemic oppression out there."

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Source : "An Interview with the Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers". Interview with Marissa Moss, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 1, 2009.

Emily Saliers

#Responsibility Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Artist Quotes

“I'm most alive when I'm on set. Whether I'm imagining it on my head, I know what I want to capture.”
“Things don't always happen the way we planned. As we learn to trust in God's plan, we will see that He has our best interests at heart.”

Source : "A conversation with Carolina Hurricanes goalie Dan Ellis". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. March 2013.
“Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away.”
“I think anything emotional adds to your acting and singing, no matter what it is that you go through. It will always add to it, never take away.”
“Reformers have long observed city people loitering on busy corners, hanging around in candy stores and bars and drinking soda popon stoops, and have passed a judgment, the gist of which is: "This is deplorable! If these people had decent homes and a more private or bosky outdoor place, they wouldn't be on the street!" That judgment represents a profound misunderstanding of cities. It makes no more sense than to drop in at a testimonial banquet in a hotel and conclude that if these people had wives who could cook, they would give their parties at home.”
“When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.”
“It's difficult for me to describe my own music; every song is an experience that I set to music. There's no lyrics, no singer, just instruments, but I'm sure you can feel what the song is talking about just by listen to it. I can't describe a feeling, my songs are feelings.”
“I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.”

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