Janis Joplin

"God damn, never let your head hang down. Never."

"Authenticity means everything in my life."

"Society doesn't tell you that you will always be at war with yourself."

"Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of world."

"I am just trying to be a better woman every day."

"To be honest, I'm not so much convinced that I'm right as I am convinced that I'm free."

"Love the life that moves in you."

"Most people are either asleep or dead in their minds."

"It's an ear for music, a love of melody."

"Take another little piece of my heart now, baby."

"Sing it out loud and proud, scream it out loud."

"Keep on trying, keep on working."

"I want to feel everything while I'm in this lifetime."

"Don't settle for anybody that isn't going to treat you right."

"The time to do something about it is while you're thinking about it."

"Move, stay moving, change."

"I'd rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be 70 sitting in some chair watching television."

"That's all religion is - a whole bunch of rules and regulations and procedures."

"Let your freak flag fly."

"Sing like there's no one listening, dance like there's no one watching."

"People tell you that being yourself is a great virtue, but sometimes that's not what they mean."

"Try just a little bit harder."

"Stay true to yourself."

"Life's not about how fast you run, it's about how you run."

"You know you've got to have friends."

"Psyche out the whole thing and be prepared to face what's there."

"Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you."

"I stay true to my soul and my heart."

"You can sing your blues to your pillow and nobody knows."

"All these white faces getting old and doing nothing interesting."