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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
Janis Joplin
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Janis Joplin
Age: 27 †
Born: 1943
Born: January 19
Died: 1970
Died: October 4
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Singer-Songwriter
Port Arthur
Texas
Janis Lyn Joplin
Pearl
Settle
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In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly.
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Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz - My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
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Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
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