Like a lot of people, I had this naive hope that Barack Obama would fix everything quickly. You know, the culture of celebrity in this country leads us away from democratic ways of thinking and into this hero worship. And so of course, one man cannot swoop in and fix everything on his own. It's much more complicated and difficult than that, and progressives in this country since then have had to come to terms with the fact that we need to do more than actually get out of our house and vote. It's an ongoing process to turn the tide.
If you don't ask the right question, every answer seems wrong - - Ani Difranco
If you don't ask the right question, every answer seems wrong -
- Ani Difranco
I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap. - Ani Difranco
I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.
What doesn't bend, breaks. - Ani Difranco
What doesn't bend, breaks.
We are taught to view pain as an enemy, not a teacher. But pain is the right hand of growth and transformation. Pain is in the history of all human w… - Ani Difranco
We are taught to view pain as an enemy, not a teacher. But pain is the right hand of growth and transformation. Pain is in the history of all human w…
I will not be afraid to let my talent shine. - Ani Difranco
I will not be afraid to let my talent shine.
One thing I do find in the "lost" generation or something is a kind of abhorrence of history, you know, like it's boring, dumb, or just not interesti… - Ani Difranco
One thing I do find in the "lost" generation or something is a kind of abhorrence of history, you know, like it's boring, dumb, or just not interesti…
Someone's got to be interested in how I feel, just because I'm here and I'm real. - Ani Difranco
Someone's got to be interested in how I feel, just because I'm here and I'm real.
Those who call the shots are never in the line of fire. - Ani Difranco
Those who call the shots are never in the line of fire.
It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me. - Ani Difranco
It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.
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