Jann Arden Quotes

Being envious of other people’s talents will make you bitter. Being envious of other people will steal your joy. Be yourself. Believe me, the sooner you are able to cheer yourself on, the better. Do what YOU do and BE who YOU are.

Words are big. They define who you are. They are permanent. I don’t think most people realize that. What you say is who you are. So try to be gentle on social media. Lift others up when you can, even if you don’t agree with what they have to say. Don’t always turn your words into weapons when you can just as easily make them doves.

Since the big things find you no matter where you are, it's okay to unhook from your portable news source so you're not in the middle of what's happening every minute of the day. It doesn't mean you don't care; it means you care about yourself too.

Jann Arden singing in the background. The strange, voyeuristic lyrics of “Living Under June” touched off thoughts of her own

Harp is never sure about how he should feel about anything. There's a blank in him that gets bigger every year, filled with white noise.

Vince has such a way with words. They slap you every now and again… This is such unique writing. I felt like I was there with Vicar, shoveling life into my head like it was my last day on the planet. I was sad when this book came to an end...” Jann Arden – Author of “If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging”, “Falling Backwards”, beloved recording artist, and star of CTV’s #1 hit comedy, “Jann”.

It takes a long time to become a person.

You're going to die someday, so make your life a good one.

If we don't talk about death, it becomes the monster in the closet, the hand that grabs your leg from underneath the bed. It becomes a fear that takes away from the quality of the time you have left. To live with low-grade anxiety about something you have no control over steals your happiness.