Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.
Alanis MorissetteRead
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of actively living life rather than passively letting life happen to you.
Alanis Morissette's quote suggests that one should take control of their own life experiences and choices, promoting a proactive approach to living. It contrasts the idea of simply going along with circumstances against the idea of consciously engaging with life, highlighting the value of personal agency and mindful living.
Themes
LifeControlLivingAgencyExperience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a motivational speech to inspire individuals to take charge of their lives.
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All quotes →My own approach has always been to push intense emotions down and attempt to deal with them later. 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.
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To me the biggest irony of this lifetime that I'm living is that for someone who thrives in the public eye in the creative ways that I do, I actually don't enjoy being in the public eye.
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I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.
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My greatest achievement is being able to write records that are real snapshots of what's going on in my life. I won't repeat myself for the sake of commerce, or to please other people.
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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.
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