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> [Most everything means nothing, except some things that mean everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/most-everything-means-nothing-except-some-things-that-mean-everything/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

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## More by Patty Griffin

> [I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-think-there-are-times-when-a-song-can-be-a-spiritual-experience/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [I'm going to be doing solo stuff. The idea is to do 'small' and 'off my beaten path,' or go back to an old,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-m-going-to-be-doing-solo-stuff-the-idea-is-to-do-small-and-off-my/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [When I started performing, I played acoustic music, partly because that way you don't have to worry about interacting too much with other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/when-i-started-performing-i-played-acoustic-music-partly-because-that/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [There's an imbalance when if a woman goes out for a walk at 3 in the morning and something happens to her it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/there-s-an-imbalance-when-if-a-woman-goes-out-for-a-walk-at-3-in-the/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [God as 'He,' as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America, 'He, He, He.' Every time I hear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/god-as-he-as-a-patriarchal-thing-is-offensive-to-me-it-s-standard/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [I just really need to sing and sing and sing and not worry about writing. Just by singing for pleasure, your voice takes you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-just-really-need-to-sing-and-sing-and-sing-and-not-worry-about/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [It doesn't come naturally to me, being the boss and telling people what I want. I find it very taxing and tiring. I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/it-doesn-t-come-naturally-to-me-being-the-boss-and-telling-people/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [I don't necessarily buy any key to the future of happiness, but I need a little place in the sun sometimes or I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-don-t-necessarily-buy-any-key-to-the-future-of-happiness-but-i-need/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/you-must-always-know-how-long-to-stay-and-when-to-go/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [I don't fight my ability to sing sad songs: it's what I am good at, so I must be built for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-don-t-fight-my-ability-to-sing-sad-songs-it-s-what-i-am-good-at-so/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [I was brought up to express myself only when asked to express myself, and then to do so in a way that's pleasing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-was-brought-up-to-express-myself-only-when-asked-to-express-myself/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [Life requires things from you - if you're really living it and are really alive - that are really difficult and painful, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/life-requires-things-from-you-if-you-re-really-living-it-and-are/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [One of the great things that I loved about doing solo - which I ended up doing because I was too shy to ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/one-of-the-great-things-that-i-loved-about-doing-solo-which-i-ended/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [I'm a big James Baldwin fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/i-m-a-big-james-baldwin-fan/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

> [From the age of 12, I had an understanding that singing was something I loved to do more than anything, and I did say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-griffin/from-the-age-of-12-i-had-an-understanding-that-singing-was-something/)

[Patty Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-griffin/)

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