There are many plant medicines that are available to us that have a lot of stigma around them that I hope, in the future, our medical community can look at, because I would absolutely go to those alternatives first before I went back to Western medicine. -Melissa Etheridge Medical
I think being a parent is knowing how to love. Sometimes love is discipline, sometimes it's humor, sometimes it's listening. -Melissa Etheridge Humor
There is no fear when you choose love. The more you choose love, the more love is in your life. It gets easier and easier. -Melissa Etheridge Fear
There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also. -Melissa Etheridge Hope
Christmas comes during a season when the Earth is in its darkest time. It's a holiday for the family and for everyone. -Melissa Etheridge Christmas
I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity. -Melissa Etheridge Strength
I'm exploring the maturity, the wisdom that just comes from having gone around the sun 50 times. My experience is, 'Oh, I'm never really going to get it right. I'm never going to get it done. But that's not the point here.' The point is the journey. -Melissa Etheridge Wisdom
It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard. -Melissa Etheridge Mom
I adopted a healthier diet. I take at least a tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar a day. It's an old wives' tale, but it really is one of the best things you can put in your mouth. -Melissa Etheridge Diet
I definitely feel we're moving forward. There's a lot more understanding... there's less fear and we're working on there being less hatred. -Melissa Etheridge Fear