It used to make me unhappy, all that feeling. I just didn’t know what to do with it. But now I’ve learned how to make feeling work for me…
JANIS JOPLINI’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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My father wouldn’t get us a TV, he wouldn’t allow a TV in the house.
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As good as you’ve been to this world is as good as it’s gonna be right back to you.
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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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If you can get them once, man, get them standing up when they should be sitting down, sweaty when they should be decorous, smile when they should be applauding politely-
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It’s not what isn’t, it’s what you wish was that makes unhappiness.
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When I sing, I feel like when you’re first in love. It’s more than sex.
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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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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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At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I’ll retract it.
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My business is to enjoy and have fun. And why not, if in the end everything will end, right?
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I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
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When everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic.
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The more you live, the less you die.
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Singing, it’s like it’s like loving somebody, it’s a supreme emotional and physical experience.
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