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" You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music. "

Shirley Manson

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" Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. "

" That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. "

" I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life. "

" We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect. "

" I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. "

" I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced. "

" In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people. "

" I want to hear an alternative viewpoint, and I don't want girls to be defanged and declawed and pretty and mute. "

" It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging. "

" Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing. "

" I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "

" People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. "

" People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music. "

" I'd never imagined myself in a band. So the fact that I've had such a long career without really naturally pursuing it is really astounding. It's taken me a long time to accept what I do for a living and actually feel like I have anything of value to add to the equation. "

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" If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. "

" Starbucks is my main fix and it's usually you people working in there - sometimes they're actually shaking. It just makes me feel horrendous because I've been in that situation. "

" I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered! "

" Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me. "

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" I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually. "

" I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well. "

" I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it. "

" I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack. "

" I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun. "

" I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed. "

" I feel privileged, to be honest. "

" I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter who they are and what they do. "

" I want to hear from the creature who isn't blessed with unbelievable good looks and incredible genes. I want to hear from the geek girl, the forgotten girl, the invisible girl and the miserable girl. "

" I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. "

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