I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends parents were punks or hippies. – Shirley Manson
People dont associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. – Shirley Manson
I am not a sexy woman, Im not beautiful, Im not a sex kitten, I dont flirt with people, yet Ive been tagged more of sex symbol than women who truly are and I thats solely because I dont reveal too much: people are curious. – Shirley Manson
I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. Im not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. – Shirley Manson
The chief misery of the decline of the faculties, and a main cause of the irritability that often goes with it, is evidently the isolation, the lack of customary appreciation and influence, which only the rarest tact and thoughtfulness on the part of others can alleviate. – Charles Horton Cooley