When I look at the majority of my own songs they really came from my own sense of personal confusion or need to express some pain or beauty – they were coming from a universal and personal place. – Annie Lennox
If we value what weve inherited for free – from other women – surely its right morally and ethically for us to wake up and say, Im a feminist. – Annie Lennox
Life expectancy in many parts of Africa can be something around the age of thirty five to thirty eight. I mean youre very fortunate if you live to that age. In fact when I went to Uganda for the first time one of the things that occurred to me was that I saw very few elderly people. – Annie Lennox
I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere… Being a human being is what truly counts. Thats where youll find me. – Annie Lennox