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> [There's something about having an artistic outlet that is so important to the human mind and development. It's as important as any other subject in school. I think it should be mandatory. It's part of our genetic makeup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/there-s-something-about-having-an-artistic-outlet-that-is-so/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

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## More by Ingrid Michaelson

> [I think just letting go is a really good thing to do in many areas of your life, songwriting included.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/i-think-just-letting-go-is-a-really-good-thing-to-do-in-many-areas-of/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [Maybe I think you're cute and funny. Maybe I wanna do what bunnies do with you, if you know what I mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/maybe-i-think-you-re-cute-and-funny-maybe-i-wanna-do-what-bunnies-do/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [“Used to live alone in a tomb I made my own, but now I’ve gone and given up my coat. And it’s cold outside,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/used-to-live-alone-in-a-tomb-i-made-my-own-but-now-i-ve-gone-and/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [Kids can be cruel enough as it is, but cyber bullying or you're on Instagram and see your friends are all somewhere and you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/kids-can-be-cruel-enough-as-it-is-but-cyber-bullying-or-you-re-on/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [ Some of the songs I wanted to be really full, \[but\] there's something to be said for just a voice and a guitar ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/some-of-the-songs-i-wanted-to-be-really-full-but-there-s-something-to/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [I try to keeps things pretty light, try to make people laugh. I find it difficult to keep trying to promote myself. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/i-try-to-keeps-things-pretty-light-try-to-make-people-laugh-i-find-it/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [When I said I was born a feminist, I was born thinking woman are equal to men, if not stronger than men. That's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/when-i-said-i-was-born-a-feminist-i-was-born-thinking-woman-are-equal/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [I love you more than I could ever promise because you take me the way I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/i-love-you-more-than-i-could-ever-promise-because-you-take-me-the-way/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [Music to me is something that I didn't choose; it was a necessity. I grew up with music, my father is a musician. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/music-to-me-is-something-that-i-didn-t-choose-it-was-a-necessity-i/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [“Baby you've got these sort of hands to rip me apart. And baby you've got this sort of face to start this old heart.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/baby-you-ve-got-these-sort-of-hands-to-rip-me-apart-and-baby-you-ve/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [Being in a room with other people's energy yields such a different result. I love writing by myself still, but there's something amazing about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/being-in-a-room-with-other-people-s-energy-yields-such-a-different/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [With Twitter and Instagram and all of these vehicles where fans can directly interact with you and get your attention, there's a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/with-twitter-and-instagram-and-all-of-these-vehicles-where-fans-can/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [I didn't grow up in a naked household, but nudity was not a taboo thing. My mother was an artist and there were naked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/i-didn-t-grow-up-in-a-naked-household-but-nudity-was-not-a-taboo/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [“And we are so fragile,and our cracking nones make noise, and we are just breakable, breable, breakable girls”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/and-we-are-so-fragile-and-our-cracking-nones-make-noise-and-we-are/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

> [I think kids who have music in their lives are more focused. They have better attention spans. They excel more in their studies. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-michaelson/i-think-kids-who-have-music-in-their-lives-are-more-focused-they-have/)

[Ingrid Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-michaelson/)

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