Patty Griffin Quotes

At the end of the day, everything I've been through on and off the court, I'm the only common denominator.

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.

In 'Growing Stronger,' I expose my most painful moments and open my heart, thoughts and person, so that my experiences can inspire alleviation, consolation and decisiveness.

Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.

The way of life is not as easy as some people think... like me.

You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.

Looking back, my life seems like one long obstacle race, with me as the chief obstacle.

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.

My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before.

If you have something that you know is important to you and vital to you... then this will perhaps help people understand the importance of confronting it and being brave about it.

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

For me, 'Soul Deep' wasn't an easy thing to do.

It's hard to know who you are until you're cracked open a little bit.

In the weeks since I had made the decision to leave my father's house, I had grown up. And I had learned that not every battle can be fought by firing an arrow from a bow. But I would have to face whatever new challenges came my way as bravely as I had faced the Huns. I could not wallow in self-pity, thinking about what might have been. I had to do my duty. It was the only way to stay true to myself.

Be brave enough to break your own heart.

If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.

In life, when you are faced with an unfortunate circumstance, there’s no book, there’s no guide, there’s no right answer on how to get to the other side. You just sort of wake up one day and you have two paths in front of you, one where you go up and one where you can fall, and choosing the path to rise is most certainly not the easy path but it’s the brave one.

Most of us know exactly what it is that creates the pain, confusion, stagnation and disruption in our lives. When we find something or someone creating in our lives that which we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to stop it.

I got my high school diploma and a degree from the University of California. But most important, I got myself together and found out who I was and how I could proceed without destroying myself.

It's important to me to keep testing myself in life so that I don't get pigeonholed.

I'm interested in damaged people because we've all been roughed up in one way or another.

What I've found is that every time you have that uncertainty, if you face it, walk through it, you grow as an individual and gain confidence.

I believe when people can find out who they are, then you can be equipped to handle life's situations.

I have some great stories. But I am also very human, and I suffered an awful lot.