Listen to any interview or read any article, and you'll see that Alanis is not only the best singer in the world, she also has some really good things to say. (Send me all your favorite quotes!)

"When it came time to think about an image, all I said is that I didn't want to be fake. And it's really great because we wound up with me."

"I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it."

"There's no way around pain. That's part of the charm of being alive."

"I know that anger is, in my estimation, a cowardly extension of sadness for me; it's a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you are sad."

"My whole philosophy on life is that I'm not about external appearance; what I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are."

"The more I know the less tortured I am."

"We're all different. As soon as you compare yourself to a standard, There's going to be 99% of people who fall short. So does that mean 99% of the people on this earth are meant to feel terrible? Standards are created as another obstacle for us mere mortals to overcome and transcend."

"I don't think I'm the kind of artist who comes across as 'I'm a star, you can idolize me.' I come across as 'I'm human, you can relate to me'."

"Female artists come up to me and say, 'Yeeeah, we're takin' over!' And I shake my head and say, 'No we're not. We're joining'."

"I would rather be regarded as a humanist instead of a feminist."

"I think you become a true adult when you hit rock bottom."

"I have a huge problem with the term 'voice of a generation.' Isn't it a bit arrogant to call yourself that? I think I'm more the voice of myself."

"If people don't allow themselves to be wounded and hurt and angry, they'll never get to the next step."

"Oh, man, I wish I had me to listen to when I was 14."

"I hope that there is a very confused 14-year-old girl out there who hears me sing or hears me speak and derives some sort of strength from that."

"When I'm on stage, it's very spiritual. I feel very close to God when I'm up there."

"Sometimes on stage I'm like a mirror. My music becomes less about me and more about what the audience sees in me that reminds them of themselves."

"It's heartening to know that more people are open to being introspective and to hearing music that is going to require more of them than just to listen."

"The more vulnerable I am, the more empowered I feel because it's my belief that there's no emotion that I have to be ashamed of."

About the new album: "My motivation is not to re-create some sort of external success. How people receive it is so out of my hands that it's not even worth thinking about."

"I thought suffering was synonymous with growing, and I would inflict if upon myself."

~There are a zillion more Alanis quotes, but you'll just have to read elsewhere to hear them all. :) Below is a poem written by Alanis that I absolutely love and have memorized.

No regrets... growth. Give yourself credit.
Everybody is different. Their view of you may not be correct.
Does it really matter? Who matters? You.
Who do you love? What do you know that no one else knows? Take a chance.
Talk, listen, cry. You know how to laugh. Make a fool of yourself. Honestly.
Enjoy the highs, appreciate the lows... they are humbling.
Learn, learn about you. Be aware. Patience. Be positive. Be hopeful.
Don't ever let anyone destroy who you are and what you believe.
Be open to change and evolution. Accept. Reach out. Ask questions. Hear the answers. Are they right?
Live for the moment but anticipate the future. A good one. You deserve it.
Work very hard. Don't stop. Admit weakness. Your strengths will speak for themselves.
Use your gifts. Yes, you have gifts. Forgive. Let go. Swallow your pride.
But spit it up when you're done to make sure it's still intact.
Be gentle. Strong. Kiss. Kissing is wonderful.
Keep a promise. Conquer a fear. Don't be perfect, be excellent. Falter, balance, be grateful. Be real.
Never give up. Don't be afraid. I believe in you.
~Alanis Morissette