A girl playing rock and roll, it's saying I own my sexuality and I'm going to tell you what I'm going to do. And I think people just find that threatening. Joan Jett More Quotes by Joan Jett More Quotes From Joan Jett Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes. Joan Jett inspirational-music victory mistake Other people will call me a rebel, but I just feel like I'm living my life and doing what I want to do. Sometimes people call that rebellion, especially when you're a woman. Joan Jett rebel want people Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up, that's all. Joan Jett girl littles funny Just be yourself and everything will fall in line, the way it's supposed to be. If you're yourself, that's the best thing you can do, because you can never go "damn if I'd only been myself." Live an authentic life and you don't have to worry about your reputation. Joan Jett being-yourself worry fall Rock and roll by its nature is sexual. So girls playing rock and roll is saying to the world, "We own our sexuality." I think that pop music is sort of about "you can do what you want to me" kind of energy, while rock and roll is "I'm going to do what I want to you" kind of energy. Joan Jett rock-and-roll girl thinking I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do. Joan Jett strength strong believe A girl can do what she wants to do / And that's what I'm gonna do. Joan Jett girl can-do want I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules. Joan Jett social age young Life is strong and fragile. It's a paradox... It's both things, like quantum physics: It's a particle and a wave at the same time. It all exists all together. Joan Jett strong life-is together I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the juke box, baby. Joan Jett rock-and-roll rocks baby I remember thinking that Janis Joplin sang like Mae West talked. When I Joan Jett brother heart thinking People like to tear you down. People are always going to take shots. You've just got to go for it. Joan Jett shots tears people You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends. Joan Jett nothing-to-lose friends fake-people Women play cellos and violins in symphony orchestras. They're playing Beethoven and Bach. What do you mean they can't play rock and roll? Joan Jett rock-and-roll rocks mean Success isn't one straight line - it's a ladder, and there's always another rung above you to reach out for. Like anything else, there are ups and downs. Joan Jett reach-out ladders lines If you really believe in yourself, you cannot listen to other people. Joan Jett feeling-pretty believe people You gotta not care about what people think in general about you. I'm not talking about bad stuff, if you're a nasty person, because I don't consider myself a mean person, I consider that I know what i want and I'm tough. But I'm very emotional and un-tough on a lot of levels, I cry very easily, I'm sensitive and I don't think that's a bad thing. Joan Jett emotional mean thinking I don't give a damn about my reputation. You're living in the past, it's a new generation. Joan Jett giving reality past I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet. Joan Jett stay-strong spiritual being-happy God, I always just think of myself as a jeans and T-shirt kind of person. Joan Jett jeans kind thinking
