Mclachlan Quotes & Sayings

I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our own and together. — Sarah McLachlan

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible. — Sarah McLachlan

Trying to force creativity is never good. — Sarah McLachlan

I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing. — Sarah McLachlan

Your love is better than chocolate. Better than anything else that I've tried. — Sarah McLachlan

It was overwhelmingly beautiful to see my music performed. — Sarah McLachlan

I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should. — Sarah McLachlan

If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness. — Sarah McLachlan

I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means. — Sarah McLachlan

I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was. — Sarah McLachlan

I have never come across so many people going to so much effort to do as little as possible. — Grant McLachlan

Never in the history of the universe has the meeting of two socks felt so amazing. — Jenny McLachlan

I had a soap opera, and my next job was working with Kyle McLachlan on The Invisible Man. — Elisabeth Rohm

Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didn't. — Sarah McLachlan

My favourite word: FRUITION. — Grant McLachlan

SPOM: Superficial, pretentious, and obnoxiously materialistic. — Grant McLachlan

All the fear has left me now, I'm not frightened anymore. It's my heart that pounds beneath my flesh, it's my mouth that pushes out this breath. — Sarah McLachlan

With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play. — Sarah McLachlan

The more we take, the less we become. — Sarah McLachlan

If I cried me a river of all my confessions, would I drown in my shallow regret? — Sarah McLachlan

I've never dieted in my life; I like food too much. I'm just thoughtful about what I eat, and I'm lucky that I love the taste of vegetables. I'm certainly not 'actress skinny,' and I never will be. I'm strong, and my body works great for me. — Sarah McLachlan

There's beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, that's harder than others. — Sarah McLachlan

I've been a fan of old country music, like Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline. I think I'm drawn to it because of the sense of sadness and sort of loss that a lot of good old country music has. — Sarah McLachlan

There are women in every genre having a lot of success. Why not celebrate that? — Sarah McLachlan

There's no reason for anybody to jump out of bushes to take pictures of me. I'm not doing anything exciting. — Sarah McLachlan

Every time I'm close to you, there's too much I can't say, and you just walk away. And I forgot to tell you I love you. — Sarah McLachlan

Surfing is my passion because I love being active on the water. — Sarah McLachlan

I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next. — Sarah McLachlan

We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves. — Sarah McLachlan

Your love is just the antidote when nothing else can cure me. — Sarah McLachlan

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly. — Sarah McLachlan

I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism. — Sarah McLachlan

Everybody loves you when you're easy, so don't disappoint them. — Sarah McLachlan

I believe this is Heaven to no one else but me ... — Sarah McLachlan

I'd much rather be in the expanse of the wilderness because it feels like part of my world. It's a unique perspective. You're this tiny speck in a huge environment, and it's nice to be reminded of that. — Sarah McLachlan

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless. — Sarah McLachlan

You take me in, no questions asked. You strip away the ugliness that surrounds me. Are you an angel? — Sarah McLachlan

Don't let your life pass you by, weep not for the memories. — Sarah McLachlan

Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult. — Sarah McLachlan

It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live. — Sarah McLachlan

When you're making music or playing a song, I find the moments when there are no instruments being played even stronger than when they are being played. Because they add tension. It's also an ego-less thing - a place where you have no ego - when you're with a bunch of musicians who stop and listen instead. — Sarah McLachlan

You've been gone so long from all that you know. It's been shuffled aside as you bask in the glow. All the beauitful strangers who whisper your name, do they fill up the emptiness? Larger that life is your fiction, in a universe made upon one. — Sarah McLachlan

I threw bitter tears at the ocean, but all that came back was the tide. — Sarah McLachlan

I want to be alone. Sympathies wasted on my hollow shell. I feel there's nothing left to fight for. No reason for a cause. — Sarah McLachlan

I will rememeber you. Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by and don't forget all your memories. — Sarah McLachlan

Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more tangible. They're much more specific. And you want to say something meaningful and creative and artistic and that tells a story and that takes people someplace else. — Sarah McLachlan

I have fallen, I have sunk so low. I have messed up, better I should know. — Sarah McLachlan

I'll answer anything ... I'm brutally honest, actually, which gets me in trouble. — Sarah McLachlan

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything. — Sarah McLachlan

Exceed expectations" is such a lispy term. I hope that it never infiltrates the bedroom or sport. — Grant McLachlan

It's all kind of a big illusion: the white picket fence and the perfect marriage and the kids. Check that box off, check that box off, and move forward. — Sarah McLachlan

You're in the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here. — Sarah McLachlan

I have the ability, no matter what's going on in my life, to find something - my cup is always half full. — Sarah McLachlan

Change and growth is so painful. But it's so necessary for us to evolve. — Sarah McLachlan

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from. — Sarah McLachlan

I was very awkward as a kid. I was a square trying to fit into a circle and it never worked for me. The harder I tried, the harder I fell. For some reason I was a real target and I got beat up and called names. — Sarah McLachlan

So tired of this straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack.
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees. — Sarah McLachlan

They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly. — Sarah McLachlan

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something. — Sarah McLachlan

You speak to me in riddles, you speak to me in rhymes, my body aches to breathe your breath, your word keeps me alive. — Sarah McLachlan

I will be the answer at the end of the line. I will be there for you. Why take the time? In the burning of uncertainty, I will be your solid ground. I, I will hold the balance if you can't look down. If it takes my whole life, I won't break. I won't bend. It will all be worth it, worth it in the end because I can only tell you what I know, that I need you in my life. When the stars have all gone out you'll still be burning so bright. — Sarah McLachlan

I have a full life: I have two amazing kids, I have great friends, great family. And right now, that's plenty for me to manage. A new relationship just seems like way too much work. — Sarah McLachlan

Housework is the most productive procrastination close to a deadline. — Grant McLachlan

Deep within I'm shaken by the violence of existing for only you ... — Sarah McLachlan

There's nothing particularly unique about my experiences except that they're my experiences. — Sarah McLachlan

I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it. — Sarah McLachlan

Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water. — Sarah McLachlan

Councils lacking direction are breeding grounds for parasites. — Grant McLachlan

Oh darkness, I feel like letting go. — Sarah McLachlan

Cast me gently into the morning for the night has been unkind. — Sarah McLachlan

the line between hunter and hunted can be as small as a single moment of unreadiness. — J.A. McLachlan

It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact. — Sarah McLachlan

She's gonna know the rooster's in the hen house when she doesn't find me there, so we'd better hurry. — Georgia Cates

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence. — Sarah McLachlan

It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing. — Sarah McLachlan

When you wake up everyday
Please don't throw your dreams away
Hold them close to your heart
'Cause we are all a part of
the ordinary miracle — Sarah McLachlan

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to. — Sarah McLachlan

Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them. — Sarah McLachlan

And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing. — Sarah McLachlan

One of the only TV shows that I really love is 'Twin Peaks.' Kyle McLachlan plays Agent Dale Cooper, and I love Dale Cooper, so I'm in love with Kyle McLachlan. He could be my dad, so it's really weird. — Jane Levy

The prerequisite for a banker is Strait As and no talent. — Grant McLachlan

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself. — Sarah McLachlan

Egotorial: An editorial in broadcasting or print media where the subject matter is secondary to the superficial, pretentious, antagonistic, or materialistic ego of the author. — Grant McLachlan

If I had to pick one song for me that sort of quintessentially summed me up, it would be 'Angel.' Without fail, I absolutely love singing it. — Sarah McLachlan

I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to lose. Clinging to a past that doesn't let me chose. — Sarah McLachlan

Engaging irrational people with rational arguments is irrational. — Grant McLachlan

I would prefer to try and fail than to not try at all. — Grant McLachlan

If you don't have faith in yourself, why would anyone else? — Grant McLachlan

We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars. — Sarah McLachlan

I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind. — Sarah McLachlan

Writing is a master craft in the finest art,
the loneliest profession in the most social science,
the most influential medium in the toughest industry,
yet is the most under-rated profession. — Grant McLachlan

I have insanely dorky taste. Basically, if you're a woman, and you're under any kind of emotional duress, and you sing a song, I will listen to it forever. It's odd being a 37-year-old heterosexual male who owns nothing but Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos. But I'll go against that at first and play something boring like James Taylor. — Matthew Perry

New Zealand has the cheapest government money can buy. — Grant McLachlan

When I sing, it's just ... comfort is a stupid word, but it is. — Sarah McLachlan

Straight As might improve chances for a job but talent improves chances of a promotion. — Grant McLachlan

In the tradition of great female artists, Karla Bonoff, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Shawn
Colvin, Sarah McLachlan ... now enter Maia Sharp. — Art Garfunkel

Through this world I've stumbled, so many times betrayed, trying to find an honest word, to find the truth enslaved. — Sarah McLachlan

I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that. — Sarah McLachlan

I've got to live my life the way I feel is right for me. Might not be right for you, but it's right for me. — Sarah McLachlan

I think ... I'm perceived as an everyperson. There is no pedestal. I'm no different from anybody else. — Sarah McLachlan