#om

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#die #make #prosperity #sure #trick

Once you're halfway home, you know that you can probably get the rest of the way there. ↗

— Janis Ian

#halfway #home #know #once #probably

At the end of the day, if you don't have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write songs. You're still an artist. That's something no one can take away. ↗

— Janis Ian

#away #contract #day #end #end of the day

I feel I was born with the music coming to me, and that's not something to be wasted. ↗

— Janis Ian

#coming #feel #i #i feel #i was born

I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me. ↗

— Janis Ian

#bands #gave #going #guitar #guitar lessons

I want to do some fiction writing, I've had some pretty good luck with short stories, I'd like to do a couple of larger things. ↗

— Janis Ian

#fiction #fiction writing #good #good luck #had

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt. ↗

— Henrik Ibsen

#borrowing #ceases #debt #founded #free

It seems to be part of the human condition to need someone you can look down on. I still don't get that one. ↗

— Janis Ian

#down #get #human #human condition #i

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

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

— Janis Ian

#people #rather #some #some people #stay