“ Getting married and starting a family has been a lifelong goal and one that I have persevered through different paths up to it! Alanis Morissette
“ I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true. Alanis Morissette
“ When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine. Alanis Morissette
“ Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women. Alanis Morissette
“ I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet. Alanis Morissette
“ Anger has been a really big deal for women: how can we express it without feeling that, as the physically weaker sex, we won't get killed. The alpha-woman was burned at the stake and had her head chop… Alanis Morissette
“ I was so ready to become a mom. Actually, I was ready secondarily to become a mom. I was so ready to have the intimacy and commitment of marriage. Alanis Morissette
“ Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had… Alanis Morissette
“ The spirituality that I experience sometimes touches on religion, in that I resonate with the thread of continuity that permeates through all religions. But in terms of it being a concretized, organiz… Alanis Morissette
“ I could get away with not taking care of myself as a bachelorette but as a mom I can't. Alanis Morissette
“ It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make grea… Alanis Morissette
“ A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action. Alanis Morissette
“ A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon… Alanis Morissette
“ I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate. Alanis Morissette
“ What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote… Alanis Morissette
