I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
JANIS JOPLINIn my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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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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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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Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
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I’m not really thinking much… Just sort of, trying to feel.
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And I decided then and there that that was it. I never wanted to do anything else. It was better than it had been with any man, you know. Maybe that’s the trouble.
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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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I’m one of those regular weird people.
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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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Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.
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I gotta go on doin’ it the way I see it…I got no choice but to take it like I see it. I’m here to have a party while I’m on this earth..
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I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what soul is all about.
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Man, there ain’t gonna be nothing left for Janis.
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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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Don’t go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right Now.
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What we’ve had to do is learn to control success, put it in perspective, and not lose the essence of what we’re doing – the music.
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