I've learned that it's really important to maintain a good self-image, to love yourself. You should surround yourself with people that are patient, with people that have reverence for the process. The people around you need to not focus on the outcome of the process or focus on what I see as an illusory destination. Life is a process, beyond even when we die. So too is art. It's a process of mulling it over, checking it out, falling on your face, whatever that means. It's about seeing that process from beginning to end, finishing it, writing it, painting it, singing it. Whatever you do, don't judge the shit. -Alanis Morissette (Source: Women Who Rock Magazine)

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humour in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to - in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet - very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could do it as a woman.

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

Well, I didn't smile for a long time.

- Alanis Morissette