I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought.
JANIS JOPLINYou know you’ve got it, if it makes you feel good.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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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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It’s hard to be free but when it works, it’s worth it!
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It’s not what isn’t, it’s what you wish was that makes unhappiness.
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That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
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Distance cannot kill this relationship. Time cannot breakdown anything we have. This is a relationship that I am ready to sacrifice and stand up for.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I’ll retract it.
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At my concerts most of the chicks are looking for liberation, they think I’m gonna show ’em how to do it.
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Maybe my audiences can enjoy my music more if they think I’m destroying myself.
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Like, I don’t think I’d go off the road for long now, for life with a guy no matter how good. Yeah, it’s the truth. Scary thing to say though, isn’t it?
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I won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
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That story hit me right, man. I know no guy ever made me feel as good as an audience. I’m really far into this now, really committed.
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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
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Maybe they’ll have a second thought – that they can be themselves and win.
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Don’t compromise your self, you’re all you got.
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