Janis Joplin Quotes

I was kind of raised with the suggestion that I had a duty to do; that life was real, life was earnest. And I hated that, actually. I needed to be liberated, to be told that I could live the life that I wanted to live; that I didn't need a job, or to be shouted at; that I could be myself; that I could be happy.

Render yourself free to choose, to be, to live, to see.

Freedom to me can be so many things; freedom to be myself, to express myself and do the things I want to do, freedom to go in any direction I want to go in order to accomplish my goals.

Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I want to do since Day 1.

Be free, and live life fully.

I'm doing exactly what I want to do, and I'm having fun doing it.

I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

I wasn't handed college or graduate school or anything else on a silver platter. I had to work very hard, but I did it because I wanted to. That's the real key to happiness. I think unhappy people are those who feel that circumstances are forcing them into a pattern. Happy people are not slaves to the system.

I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along.

But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom.

But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.

I wanted to express myself. I wanted to be creative and I didn't want to worry about someone bossing me around in the process. You have to struggle no matter where you are to get to where you're going, so I'm like, working it honey!

I always had that yearning, that hunger, to one day be independent and be my own person and build my own world. The most fulfilling thing is to live a life where you have freedom.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free.

Dare to be Free.

I live the life I want to lead.

Atlanta has become and has always been a place where you create your own universe.

I like my life. I'm not living through anybody else's eyes, anybody else's life; I'm enjoying mine.

It's nice to finally be my own person.

I always felt more comfortable doing what I wanted to do. Because at the end of the day, I'll be happy.

I need to go out there and run my own race, and have fun with it.

I've always loved what I do and I've always done what I wanted to do... in this business you have got to be yourself.

As long as I'm building and doing what I want to do, that's the only thing that matters.