Annie Lennox : (7)

" I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice. " - Annie Lennox

" If you want to open a supermarket chain and put your face all around the globe, selling your baby and your dog, if it makes you happy, who am I to disagree, as the song goes. But it’s not for me. I’ve always tried to keep my integrity and keep my autonomy. " - Annie Lennox

" I didn’t want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage. " - Annie Lennox

" Why are we not valuing the word ‘feminism’ when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere? " - Annie Lennox

" I’m not intensely private – I talk a great deal about my life and my work – I just don’t play the game to excess. " - Annie Lennox

" The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men. " - Annie Lennox

" Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance – it’s the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries. " - Annie Lennox