Ani Difranco
Ani Difranco
Ani DiFrancois an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter and businesswoman. She has released more than 20 albums and is widely considered a feminist icon. DiFranco has received positive feedback from critics for much of her career...
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1970
CityBuffalo, NY
Ani Difranco quotes about
fighting occupy-movement needs
I've been saying the Occupy Movement has got the ball rolling, and now we need to take the fight to the great indoors!
fundamentals disease imbalance
The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy.
honesty weakness kind
Actually I don't know if honesty is a strength or some kind of weakness.
night america drug
There's a certain window of time in the middle of the night out in Middle America where there's no bar open and nothing on TV. If you don't want to do too many drugs, you have to start bodily mutilation.
offering progress fabric
I am a work in progress Dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding Offering me intricate patterns of questions Rhythms that never come clean And strengths that you still haven't seen
teacher teaching eye
You got to look outside- your eyes- you got to think outside- your brain- you got to walk outside- your life- to where the neighborhoods change.
challenges want bed
If you want to challenge the system, don't go to bed with it.
fire schedules ends
Love sets fire to your schedule, And then calls an end to time.
mistake empowering boss
It's great being your own boss, but then, you know, you make your own mistakes, you know, and you own them. You know, so it's empowering, and it's also humbling along the way.
mom support parent
I've never had a very closely connected family. My parents split up when I was young and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was kind of just on my own really young. It wasn't some kind of global tragedy, it was just never really a very close-knit family. So there was support in the sense that they didn't stand in my way.
mistake bigs big-mistake
Taking me seriously is a big mistake. I certainly wouldn't.
women moving long
I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement.
tools weapons ifs
Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.
blessed want birth
I was blessed with a birth and a death, and I guess I just want some say in between.