I believe the only people who truly experience and test the application of equality are twins.
JANIS JOPLINYou are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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I’m one of those regular weird people.
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And I think you sort of switch on their brain, man, so that makes them say: ‘Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.’ Whoooooo! It’s life.
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I’m just doing what I wanted to and what feels right and not settling for bullshit and it worked. How can they be mad at that?
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You know why we’re stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don’t let themselves feel things.
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If I hold back, I’m no good. I’m no good. I’d rather be good sometimes, than holding back all the time.
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I had a lot of hurts and confusions. You know, it’s hard when you’re a kid to be different. You’re all full of things, and you don’t know that it’s about.
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You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
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That was to be true to myself, to be the person that I…that was on inside of me and not play games.
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You can feel all things at once, so why not wear all things at once?
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You know you’ve got it, if it makes you feel good.
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The older the grapes, sweeter the wine.
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You can’t stay in your home town and play because the two people will get tired of seeing you.
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Why should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?
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I started out to be a person on the street, just like everybody else. I didn’t start out to be a singer. But I got sort of swept up in this singing thing, and after I got involved in it it got really important to me if I was good or not.
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If you’ve got a today, don’t wear it tomorrow. Tomorrow never happens. It’s all the same day.
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