Janis Ian

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am. ↗

— Janis Ian

#am #finally #i #i am #i can

It's what I do well - I write about things that make people uncomfortable. That's probably the only thing I do better than my peers. ↗

— Janis Ian

#better #i #i do #i write #make

My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as well. ↗

— Janis Ian

#civil #civil rights #civil rights movement #congress #doing

Some people would rather stay ignorant and self-satisfied. ↗

— Janis Ian

#people #rather #some #some people #stay

That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling. ↗

— Janis Ian

#first #first time #hear #moment #radio

The best thing you can learn from the worst times of your life is that it always gets better. It may take a month, a year, a decade, but it will get better if you leave yourself open to it. ↗

— Janis Ian

#best #better #decade #get #gets

The money when you're having a hit is great, but money can be taken from you. What can't be taken from you is the talent and the effect your work has. ↗

— Janis Ian

#great #having #hit #money #taken

There will always be those people who are just backward and ignorant. There will always be those people. They need somebody to feel superior to. ↗

— Janis Ian

#backward #feel #ignorant #just #need

When you're young, the goal is to have a hit. You get a little older and the goal becomes to get to make another record. ↗

— Janis Ian

#becomes #get #goal #hit #little