--- title: "1 Meant Beauty Quotes By Janis Ian" description: "1 Meant Beauty quotes by Janis Ian. Plus more from Janis Ian and more Meant Beauty sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/janis-ian-13356_beauty_i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-lo_744969.jpg" --- > [I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young and then retired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-love-was-meant-for-beauty/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/janis-ian-13356_beauty_i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-lo_744969.jpg) ## More by Janis Ian > [I was interviewed for a Grammy television show, and they asked me about Nashville, and I talked for three minutes and when I finished,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-was-interviewed-for-a-grammy-television-show-and-they-asked-me/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [It seems to be part of the human condition to need someone you can look down on. I still don't get that one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/it-seems-to-be-part-of-the-human-condition-to-need-someone-you-can/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I don't pretend to be an expert on intellectual property law, but I do know one thing. If a music industry executive claims I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-don-t-pretend-to-be-an-expert-on-intellectual-property-law-but-i-do/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-gave-guitar-lessons-i-tried-to-join-bands-my-mom-always-said-it-was/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/that-s-an-amazing-moment-the-first-time-you-hear-yourself-on-radio-it/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-had-a-vague-idea-of-the-song-s-impact-in-the-60s-but-that-was/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I want to do some fiction writing, I've had some pretty good luck with short stories, I'd like to do a couple of larger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-want-to-do-some-fiction-writing-i-ve-had-some-pretty-good-luck-with/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-think-one-of-the-reasons-musicians-keep-doing-what-they-do-and/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/when-people-used-to-call-me-a-political-writer-it-was-kind-of/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-love-was-meant-for-beauty/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-know-just-enough-japanese-to-get-by-if-i-get-lost-and-greet-an/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-was-one-of-i-think-three-white-girls-in-my-school-so-i-was-very/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) > [I'm a huge Peter Mayer fan, but only when I don't feel like killing him for being so good. I love Peter's work, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-m-a-huge-peter-mayer-fan-but-only-when-i-don-t-feel-like-killing/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/there-will-always-be-those-people-who-are-just-backward-and-ignorant/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/the-best-thing-you-can-learn-from-the-worst-times-of-your-life-is/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-beauty/janis-ian/#itemlist", "name": "1 Meant Beauty Quotes By Janis Ian", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young and then retired.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Janis Ian" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-love-was-meant-for-beauty/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/janis-ian-13356_beauty_i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-lo_744969.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/janis-ian-13356_beauty_i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-lo_744969.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/janis-ian-13356_beauty_i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-lo_744969.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear…” — Janis Ian", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-beauty/janis-ian/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-beauty/janis-ian/", "name": "Meant Beauty Quotes by Janis Ian", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-beauty/janis-ian/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/janis-ian-13356_beauty_i-learned-the-truth-at-seventeen-that-lo_744969.jpg" }, "description": "1 Meant Beauty quotes by Janis Ian. 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