Ani Difranco
Ani Difranco
Ani DiFrancois an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter and businesswoman. She has released more than 20 albums and is widely considered a feminist icon. DiFranco has received positive feedback from critics for much of her career...
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1970
CityBuffalo, NY
women religion cards
i found religion in the greeting card aisle now i know hallmark was right
song writing mean
I mean, playing music at home and writing and hanging out with my guitar is kind of medicinal for me, but when I bring the songs to people on stage, it's very joyous.
teacher teaching eye
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.
hands want crime
I know the biggest crime is just to throw up your hands and say 'This has nothing to do with me, I just want to live as comfortably as I can.'
years grows seems
And if there's anything I do it's change and grow. I'm just a living being. Every year of my life I seem to learn that everything I know is wrong.
daughter self-worth long
Promiscuity does not scare me as long as she is savvy and self possessed when puberty comes to call. My aim is to simply raise my daughter to be secure in her self worth and capable of happiness all on her own.
life character thinking
We get a little further from perfection each year. I think that's called character. I think that's just how it goes.
girl wise wise-women
We are wise, wise women. We are giggling girls.
people suggestions freedom-of-the-press
All the wrong people have the power of suggestion and the freedom of the press is meaningless if nobody asks a question.
men mountain population
What we all have to admit to is that one man cannot save us. Unless we start energizing ourselves, all standing behind him with all of the force of our collective power then we can't expect mountains to be moved. And that is not exactly happening, we are a very comfortable population.
men world birth
In a man's world, I am a woman by birth and after 19 times around I have found - they will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth.
dream fall reality
The old farm roads a four lane that leads to the mall, and our dreams are all guillotines waiting to fall.
thinking doing-what-you-love workaholic
I'm pretty much a workaholic, but when you're doing what you love it's hard to think of a reason to stop.
relationship want today
You've decided to love me for eternity, I'm still deciding who I want to be today.