Emily Robison Quotations

When I was at high school, I thought it'd be nice to go into Air Force Academy and fly jets, but that was a very brief dream. Ha, ha. I'm too lanky to fit in the cockpit.

It's really hard to write personal songs. I'm not good at writing ditties because as far as writing hit songs that you pitch to the national artist, I just don't write that way.

I don't think I set out to have a career in female groups, but it's just kind of happened, and by nature of having worked with my sister - growing up with a sister who also plays, and being in communication with other female musicians.

People put stock in someone being in a 'girl group,' but we don't say that a band is a 'man group.'

It is amazing what people feel they have the right to tell you to your face when you're famous.

I think soldiers are not just one homogenous group, just like Americans aren't. They all have different feelings about the war.

Being a musician doesn't take away your right as a citizen to speak your mind.

Especially in the Dixie Chicks, everyone wants you to play a role. Natalie was the feisty one. Martie was the nice one 'cause she smiles all the time onstage, and I was the quiet one.

They say I have the ugliest feet in the world. I don't care if they say it - I'm not gonna hide 'em!

I did have role models, but most of them were male.