Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

I'm not a nostalgic person. ”

When I was pregnant, I prayed that my daughter would have brown, green, or grey eyes. ”

There's a fine line between brave and mad. But whatever I do, I go for it. ”

In the 1970s, girls didn't do anything. It wasn't their fault. For me and the other working-class girls I hung around with, our route was plotted - you were a secretary and a wife. I wanted to hitchhike around the world, go on motorbikes, be in bands. ”

I've burned all my bridges for the sake of getting as near as I can to the truth. And after years of searching for the truth, you find that that's all you can bear. The truth and nothing but the truth. ”

I think young men and boys are taught to fail. It's nothing to them; they do sport, they fall over, they shout, 'I'm all right,' and carry on. But with girls, they're so appallingly embarrassed to fail, it's like it's considered unfeminine. ”

Girl bands still do just copy the way men move onstage. To me, that is so backwards, so un-radical. ”

I want to say to younger women especially that it's OK to be an outsider. It's OK to admit to your rage. You're not the only person walking down the street feeling angry inside. ”

I think sometimes men find it easier to be a carer than an accessory. I mean, most women I know in bands are pretty lonely. Guys don't want to travel around with you. I know loads of women who do it, but guys don't do it. They're not brought up for it. ”

I hate to say it, but one of the worst things you could be called when I was younger was unfeminine. ”