We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

Quote by Sarah McLachlan

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose...

I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose...

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less...

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less...

Trying to force creativity is never good.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

I try so hard to live in the moment - I don't think ahead very...

I try so hard to live in the moment - I don't think ahead very...

I love you smile at me, I love the way your hands reach out and...

I love you smile at me, I love the way your hands reach out and...

I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is...

I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is...

They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly.

They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly.

Mother can't you see I've got to live my life the way I feel is...

Mother can't you see I've got to live my life the way I feel is...

I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what...

I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what...

I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and...

I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and...

If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of...

If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of...

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it-ignorance is when...

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it-ignorance is when...

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it...

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it...

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work...

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work...

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party...

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party...

I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty...

I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty...

We may want to love other people without holding back, to feel authentic, to breathe...

We may want to love other people without holding back, to feel authentic, to breathe...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.

Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.