Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.
Truth is not the enemy and whatever does not kill us, sets us free. - Janis Ian
Truth is not the enemy and whatever does not kill us, sets us free.
- Janis Ian
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… - Janis Ian
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…
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 … - Janis Ian
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 …
I played for anybody and everybody from the time I started playing guitar, when I was 10 or 11. - Janis Ian
I played for anybody and everybody from the time I started playing guitar, when I was 10 or 11.
It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am. - Janis Ian
It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.
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
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.
Some people would rather stay ignorant and self-satisfied. - Janis Ian
Some people would rather stay ignorant and self-satisfied.
I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs. - Janis Ian
I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.
Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society. - Janis Ian
Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society.
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