Jewel (singer)

Cynicism isn't smarter, it's only safer. There's nothing fluffy about optimism.

Jewel Kilcher (born 23 May 1974) is a singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and author, usually known by simply her first name, Jewel.

Quotes

• I think each person knows what's good for them. I don't think you need to be drastic. But it's finding where's passion in your life. We can't live without dreams.
  • The Late Late Show (24 January 1997)

• I kept getting typified as this Pollyanna neohippie. I think it's because I have a different definition of optimism. I've noticed a belief that somehow optimism lacks intelligence and that optimism stems from a lack of experience and naiveté. I don't believe that. I believe optimism is a choice. Cynicism isn't smarter, it's just safer.
  • Interview with Neil Strauss in Rolling Stone (24 December 1998)

• Pieces of You is not a good record. It's an embarrassing record, ultimately. It's like having your dirty laundry aired out. I didn't think people would hear it. But it made me realize that all people want is to be touched. They don't care if it's Celine Dion or Meat Loaf or me.
  • Interview with Neil Strauss in Rolling Stone (24 December 1998)

• I love supporting women and sports. It’s funny, ya know, I don’t think I started off young as a feminist. I read a lot of books in Alaska, I was pretty isolated where I grew up, and I think that I never thought I was any different than a man; I was raised in a place where pioneer women were very strong still. They’d shoe horses and build their own homes and were very self-sufficient. It wasn’t really until I’ve gotten older that I really became a fan of women. And a fan of what women are capable of balancing and achieving, by just being them. I’m proud to support it in any and every avenue.
  • Out Front Magazine Interview: Folk Artist Jewel On Feminism And LGBT Courage (March 14, 2012)

A Night Without Armor (1998)

• I'd sit on logs like pulpits
  listen to the sermon
  of sparrows
  and find god in Simplicity,
  there amongst the dandelion
  and thorn
  • "As a Child I Walked"

• the greatest
  Grace
  we can aspire to
  is the strength
  to see the wounded
  walk with the forgotten
  and pull ourselves
  from the screaming
  blood of our losses
  to fight on
  undaunted
  all the more
  • "I Say to You Idols"

External links

• Official Jewel Website
• Jewel Wiki
• Excerpts from A Night Without Armor
• Everyday Angels Jewel Forum (fansite)