"My parents both were doing the Civil Rights……" — Janis Ian
"My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as well."
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45 Quotes by Janis Ian
Janis Ian has 45 quotes on this site.
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Once you're halfway home, you know that you can probably get the rest of the way there.
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I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as…
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I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.
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Did you have an awesome time? Did you drink awesome shooters, listen to awesome music, and then just sit around…
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Some people would rather stay ignorant and self-satisfied.
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Wish I'd written Tikkun Olam – a Weavers or Peter Paul & Mary hit!
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Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society.
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Dreams were all they gave for free to ugly duckling girls like me.
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Those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone.
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Going off the road just leaves me more time to be a writer.
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I've always been an avid reader. If I don't have a book in the car, I'll stop and pick one…
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I played for anybody and everybody from the time I started playing guitar, when I was 10 or 11.
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