Sheryl Crow Quotes

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

Generally, when you let go of your vision of how something is supposed to be, the universe hands you exactly what you need.

I had the luxury of falling down a few times and picking myself up as a stronger version of myself.

How the world perceives you is largely out of your control.

Music, art, writing - it gives us a sense of who we are, a sense of our history, a sense of our future and it should provide some kind of comfort. It's not just entertainment for entertainment's sake, it's an investment.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

We talk about defining moments, but I think nothing can define you. They're all refining moments. You're constantly refining yourself and refining your life.

Making miracles is hard work, most people give up before they happen.

Life's so full that you just take it one day at a time.

If it makes you happy it can't be that bad

People go through challenging moments of losing people and of having their life threatened from illness and real grief. But they get through it. And that's the testament to the human spirit and it's -we are fragile, but we also are divine.

Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life.

The only person who can save you is you: That going to be the thing that informed the rest of my life.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

If compassion was the motivating factor behind all of our decisions, would our world not be a completely different place?

As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing.

I was turned down by every record label in L.A. Perseverance is three quarters of the game. Talent's only a quarter. Being able to withstand the word 'no' over and over can build you a pretty tough skin. I knew if I just kept at it, at the very least I'd get better at my craft.

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away.

I have a philosophy that everything you write doesn't have to be good for everybody. There are going to be people that get irritated by some of the things I write-including my parents. And then there are going to be people that you draw in because of the pointedness of certain things.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.