Janis Ian Quotes

I am not convinced the truth can make men free, but I believe it a beginning.

May you walk a lighted path. May you fight for truth - your truth, not someone else's - and may you understand, above all things, that you are the most important concept, theory, and philosophy I have ever known.

Sometimes it's the toughest moments that you learn the most about yourself, and the more you know yourself, the less you are willing to give away.

The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I'm going. You cannot fool me any more. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine.

Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.

I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.

I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.

The truth will make you free.

Getting to be authentic is so liberating.

'Kaafir' has come along because I have never been more aligned with my truth.

Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made me stronger. It could have made me step backwards with my self-discovery. Instead, it pushed me further.

You find strength in your moments of weakness.

I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.

I know who I am. And after all these years, there's a victory in that.

We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence.

The truth will lead me to all.

But...as bad as it was, I learned something about myself. That I could go through something like that and survive. I mean, I know it could have been worse--a lot worse-- but for me, it was all I could have handled at the time. And I learned from it.

You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.

O how sweet it is to enjoy life, Living in honesty and strength! And wisdom is sweet, And freedom.

Yes, here I am returning, the woman who bore herself to the bottom and back. Who wanted to swim like dolphins, leaping waves and diving. Who wanted only to belong to herself.

I am finding that vulnerability gives me great strength, because you're not hiding anymore. It's really about being a pioneer for myself, going into the places where I am not being taught. I have to teach myself.

Crippled but free, I was blind all the time I was learning to see.