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This world is bullshit. And just because I appear in music video wherein I am in my underwear, and make young women feel not good enough so that they become anorxeic; and okay, maybe because of that I became popular more quickly than other singers who are, I don't know, maybe more talented or better songwriters. That doesn't matter because, and ... um ... my boyfriend is a magician, and he can pull a quarter out of your ear and say things like 'We have not met before have we?' Go with yourself.

Fiona Apple#16

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CritiqueFameImageSelf worth

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker criticizes world values and fame driven by appearance while defending personal worth via a magician boyfriend example.
In plain terms
The world is flawed; my fame may come from looks but I choose to focus on myself.
What can you take from it?
Ignore shallow fame and trust yourself.

Where it applies

  • fame
  • media
  • self-esteem

Putting it to work

  • reject shallow values
  • trust intuition

Questions to consider

  • What value matters most?
  • Who validates you?

Another view

Relying on others to validate worth is fragile.

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