Janis Joplin Quotes

I want people to feel like they can do anything.

I grew up thinking that whatever I wanted to do, I could do.

I believe confidence is all about being positive concerning what you can do -- and not worrying over what you can't do. A confident person is open to learning, because she knows that her confidence allows her to walk through life's doorways, eager to discover what waits on the other side. She knows that every new unknown is a chance to learn more about herself and unleash her abilities.

If you’re taught you can't do anything you won't do anything, I was taught I could do everything.

If you think your obstacles are too big, they will be. Don’t set limits on your life with your thinking.

It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.

I am convinced that anyone can accomplish anything.

You are far, far greater than you know - and all is well.

Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.

You are not the product of your circumstances. You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, "You can't." Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.

Have faith in yourself; faith in the infinite

The greatest quality that a person can possess is the quality of self-belief. If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you won't, you most certainly won't.

You are better than you think.

Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. Your sky. Your limit. Now. Let's dance.

I feel like our future is our confidence and self-esteem.

Faith is having a positive attitude about what you can do and not worrying at all about what you can't do.

The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.

you are right where you should be / now act like it

The secret to doing anything is believing you can do it.

Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life.

Pride was his life force; for us it was a live nerve that he could teach us to brush. One stroke, a good practice, and we could tingle for days ... First, he found the pride in each of us, then he taught us how good it could feel. What he was ultimately after was for every one of us to learn to light our own fires and glow our brightest.

It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do.

If you don't believe in yourself, who will?' ~Maybeck

I kept a lot of my ideas to myself because I honestly thought no one cared. So it was surprising to find out that people did! Now I know that I can do anything, and I want other people to feel the same.

I live for inspiring people to do things they think they can't. My goal is to completely eliminate the word 'can't' from the equation.