Morissette Songs Quotes & Sayings

I wanted nothing for free.
Nothing came for free at our place anyway. — Markus Zusak

I like filming in the UK - I'll sleep in my own bed, which I'm really happy about. — Guy Ritchie

Most of the songs are, in a roundabout way, actually addressed to myself, there's a certain aspect of the songs that's very confessional, very unadulterated ... It was a very unfettered, spiritual experience. — Alanis Morissette

I love songs that are very autobiographical. — Alanis Morissette

As I grow ever closer to the end of my time, I look back at this life and tell you that the only thing I would wish to give up is the regret I've carried in my heart for all these years. At long last I have come to realize the things I once counted as regrets were indeed blessings that I was too blind to see. — Bette Lee Crosby

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out. — Alanis Morissette

So we're damned if we do and damned if we don't." She shrugged. "That pretty much sums up quantum physics. — James Rollins

When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs. — Alanis Morissette

I think I am still underpaid. I want to make as much money as my male counterparts. — Kangana Ranaut

My mom always made sure I lived my life as a regular kid. — Soleil Moon Frye

When someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I'd write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman. — Alanis Morissette

The laws you see today are a direct consequence of economic illiteracy in the general population. If every voter learned economics tonight, the laws would change tomorrow. — Ben Mathew

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs. — Alanis Morissette

Do I appreciate the idea of jealousy, revenge and all these so-called dark qualities? Yes. Do I write these songs in order to engage in some public war with someone? No. — Alanis Morissette

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes. — Alanis Morissette

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on. — Alanis Morissette

After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time, meditation, and good deeds. For if Satan's temptations merely cause you to increase your efforts to grow in holiness, he'll have an incentive to leave you alone. — Ignatius Of Loyola

Who's he kidding? He's no gentleman. He has my panties — E.L. James

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will. — John Atkinson

My main objective with every album is to capture a moment in time, which usually makes the whole process very relaxing. I only discover in retrospect when looking back at the songs how my life is going! — Alanis Morissette

Time to stand and be true. — Stephen King

Most pastors railing against gay marriage have never cried out on racism, any type of injustice or police brutality. They've never once made a statement about health care. Many of them are silent on community issues. They are very silent, but they have become the leaders of this particular movement. — Otis Moss III

I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question. — Alanis Morissette

My deep religiosity [ ... ] found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books. — Albert Einstein

I started writting songs when I was really little because there were things I could say through songs that I couldn't verbalize any other way. Writting was something I had to do. — Alanis Morissette

My brother says that I was writing songs about fate while he was off playing soccer. Now I tell him he's 33 and being a professional while I'm playing soccer with my friends. Ha! — Alanis Morissette

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs. — Alanis Morissette

Knowing that people make my songs their own is what keeps me going. — Alanis Morissette