A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Quote by Alanis Morissette

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

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

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

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

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

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...