Janis Ian Quotes
I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.
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I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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You won't really get a lot of the mainstream, lovey-dovey side because that wasn't a part of my life in the beginning.
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The beauty of kids is they don't care who you are, which is why people like the Obamas like them so much - they treat them like normal people.
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I've always wanted to do a period piece.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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The president is just the coach of a football team. You need the right support, the right stadium, the right players, the right staff. An excellent coach is not going to win games.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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My record speaks for itself.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Any commodity that sees its price going higher will see new mines opening up. When the supply increases, the prices soften. When prices fall, some mines with higher production costs will shut down as they become unviable.
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It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
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Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate.
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The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
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During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.
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Before the eyes can see, they must be incapable of tears. Before the ear can hear, it must have lost its sensitiveness. Before the voice can speak in the presence of the Masters, it must have lost the power to wound. Before the soul can stand in the presence of the Masters, its feet must be washed in the blood of the heart.
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I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house.
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In high school, I was always into Jerry Lee Lewis, and they decided they needed a piano player for the jazz band. I had my little boogie-woogie thing that I did, so I did my little boogie-woogie thing. I had a very high-pitched voice.
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I knew I needed surgery and I didn't want to have it and I ended up having it.
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I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.
