Men make angry music and its called rock-and-roll women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly theyre angry and militant. – Ani DiFranco
Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, its not because Im a hero. – Ani DiFranco
Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I dont think its fair that Im living for something I cant even define. – Ani DiFranco
I hate it when people dont recognize the work of women as being universal, or having any import to the world at large, as opposed to mens work, which is generally tends to be seen as more universal – mens writing about their own experience tends to be put in a broader context. – Ani DiFranco