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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.

Janis Joplin

You’re only as much as you settle for. If they settle for being somebody’s dishwasher that’s their own f***ing problem.
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Dishwasher Fighting Only Problem Somebody. Settle Want
You know you’ve got it, if it makes you feel good.
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Feel Good Got Make You
That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
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All On Rock Roll Switch Turn
Don’t go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right Now.
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Finding Love Look Mr Now Right
Like most girls I’m always really self-conscious about do I look fat, if my legs are short, if I’m weird shaped, but when I go on stage, man, it never occurs to me. I think I look beautiful.
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Beautiful Conscious Fat Girl Leg Man Most Self Shaped Short
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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Good Long Matter Now Road Scary Truth Yeah
I’d rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be seventy sitting in some goddamn chair watching TV.
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Goddamn Seventy Sitting Superhypemost Watching Tv Year
I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what soul is all about.
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Feel Inspirational Music Much Soul Want
I started singing rhythmically, and now I’m learning from Otis Redding to push a song instead of just sliding over it
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Meaning Over Redding Rhythmically Singing Song
In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
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Feeling Hurt Inside Like Really Silly Story
I read a story about some old opera singer once, and when a guy asked her to marry him, she took him backstage after she had sung a real triumph, with all the people calling for her, asked, ‘Do you think you could give me that?’
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Asked Backstage Man Marry Old Opera Real Some Story Thinking Took
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely.
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Answer Create Home Idea Intellectual Lonely Question Strong Women
Honey, if you’ve had your eye on a piece of talent and that chick down the road has been getting all the action, then you know what you gotta do… Try A Little Bit Harder.
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Action Chick Eye Getting Honey Piece Trying
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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Chick Concert Ems Liberation Looking Show Thinking
I’m one of those regular weird people.
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Being Weird Kind One People Regular
It’s that point two people can get to they call love, when you really touch someone for the first time, but it’s gigantic, multiplied by the whole audience. I feel chills.
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Call People Point Someone Touch

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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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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