Quotes by Tracy Chapman

“Love is hateWar is PeaceNo is YesAnd we're all free.”

“Some folks call her a runaway. A failure in the race. But she knows where her ticket takes her. She will find her place in the sun”

“Now love's the only thing thats free. We must take it where it's found. Pretty soon it may be costly.”

“There have been some gains made in terms of more equality for women in the workplace and in the way the legal system deals with issues of violence against women.”

“I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.”

“If you are living a life that feels right to you, if you're willing to take creative chances or a creative path that feels like it's mostly in keeping with your sensibilities, you know, aesthetic a...”

“When we started making 'Where You Live', I bought a bunch of Polaroid cameras in so that people could record the experience. Some of those pictures are in the CD sleeve.”

“I never assumed I would have that commercial success, so it was a total surprise. And honestly, I never assumed that it would ever happen again.”

“I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.”

“People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.”

“As a child…I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my mother was always discussing things with my sister and me — also because I ...”

“It seems to me that that image was created for female folk singers because they actually had a lot more control than other women in the music scene…They wrote their own songs, they played them, the...”

“I think people are foolish to believe that there won’t be major social changes in this country before we possibly, ultimately, destroy ourselves…There’s only so far you can push people before they ...”

“I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in…That's what everyone should do with their lives…stand up for what they believe in, or try to do s...”