Ani DiFranco Quotes

I've never, ever labeled myself.

I'm trying to know who I am and be honest about it.

I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.

I've read a lot of different versions of myself - and all of them are true because it's all opinion, and they're as accurate as it can ever be. But I don't think that I've been deft at hiding parts of my personality.

I am a very honest person, and I can only say there are moments in my life where I really did think I was being me in the sense of my morals and beliefs and the way I acted. But when I look back at certain things that I wore and my hair and make-up, I was like, 'Whoa! That wasn't me!' But I didn't know it back then.

People often expect me to be something other than what I am.

I've always been very conscious of who I am.

I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.

I don't know what else I would be if I wasn't me. I am not looking from the outside, looking back. I am who I am.

When you have a lot of people telling you what you are and perceiving you in a certain way, it's difficult to find your own identity.

Everybody has their own story - it's who you are. If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am!

I've never thought of myself as just an actor.

I see the ups and downs. I see the mistakes I've made. I see a funny person. I see a serious person. I see a diamond. I see the good times. I see the bad times. And I see knowledge of self. I see knowledge of self. I know who I am. When I look in the mirror, I see me.

Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier.

I feel like so much more than my gender and so much more than my relationship to my body and my relationship to men. And, but suddenly you're sort of asked to be an expert.

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.

People always tell me, 'Reinvent yourself, re-this, re-whatever.' I haven't reinvented myself. It's an honest evolution. I've always been authentic.

I think Zippy is part of me, but I'm not Zippy.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

It's not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.

It's so much easier to know who you are when there aren't a thousand people telling you who they think you are.

I could do nice, but it's just not as much fun. Being nice isn't my biggest goal in life. I'm trying to be honest about who I am, and that's not always nice. I'm not always the world's cheerleader.

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.