Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter and activist, known for her work with the Eurythmics and as a solo artist. Here are 25 notable quotes from her:

1. “Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.”
2. “Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion – very powerful emotions. That’s what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and – people identify with that.”
3. “I don’t see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I’m skinny, as if that’s supposed to make me happy.”
4. “I am so tired of cynicism. It’s lazy, it’s self-indulgent, and it’s holding us back.”
5. “Music is like a conversation – sometimes you don’t know what to say.”
6. “You have to be a bastard to make it, and that’s a fact.”
7. “The reason I stopped modeling was that I thought, ‘You can’t have the cake and eat it too.'”
8. “I’m not a party person. I like to be in my own space and just be quiet.”
9. “You can’t turn back the clock, you can’t unravel time, you can’t change the past, but you can learn from it.”
10. “Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”
11. “When you think about HIV/AIDS, you have to think about poverty, you have to think about war, you have to think about sexism and homophobia – because all of these things intersect.”
12. “My personal ambition remains the same – to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.”
13. “The world is a cruel, cold, and merciless place, but there is always room for kindness.”
14. “Sometimes you have to let go of the life you had planned to live the life that’s waiting for you.”
15. “Love is a precious thing, so fragile and easily broken, yet we persist in trying to capture it and make it ours.”
16. “As a creative person, you can’t afford to live in isolation. You have to be open to new experiences, new influences, and new ideas.”
17. “We all have our crosses to bear, and our burdens to carry, but we must never lose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel.”
18. “The only thing you can control in this world is how you choose to respond to the things that happen to you.”
19. “Sometimes you have to be willing to lose everything to gain everything.”
20. “Happiness isn’t something you find, it’s something you create.”
21. “The key to success is learning from your failures and never giving up.”
22. “Music can heal the soul, but it can also break your heart.”
23. “When you’re at the edge of your limits, that’s when the real magic happens.”
24. “There is a power in vulnerability, in showing your true self to the world.”
25. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something, because the only person who can truly hold you back is yourself.”