Quote by Beth Ditto
Girls are taught to sing high and pretty, like Antony, not low and

Girls are taught to sing high and pretty, like Antony, not low and from the guts like Nina Simone. But were slowly trying to change that. There are so many things were not told growing up, and its our true feminist responsibility to take the truth to the people who need to hear it. – Beth Ditto

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A few years back, when my style was punk grandma, I picked up an amazing pair of sandals – orthopaedic ones, with really thick soles. Ive given them away to a friend now, because these days my look is more 1980s substitute teacher gone wild. – Beth Ditto

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All this fashion stuff – whos cool now – is just a bigger version of the cool kids versus the nerds. – Beth Ditto

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When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-sos head, its tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but do not be fooled. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance. – Beth Ditto

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What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or dont change. – Harvey Fierstein

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Maybe more climate activists will think about the climate change not as an international problem to be resolved in an air-conditioned meeting hall, but as a guerilla war to be fought in the streets. – Jeff Goodell

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When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet. – Stanislaw Lec

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This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see… the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world. – Arthur Erickson

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