I cant understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still havent really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa – 60 percent of people in – infected with HIV are women. – Annie Lennox
Its hard to tell how far womens individuality has come in the past twenty years. – Annie Lennox
We all fight over what the label feminism means but for me its about empowerment. Its not about being more powerful than men – its about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. Its about very basic things. Its not a badge like a fashion item. – Annie Lennox
I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought. – Annie Lennox
Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older theres this feeling that you have to start carving up your face and body. Right now Im in the middle ground – I think women in their thirties are taken seriously. – Alanis Morissette