Famous quote by Joan Jett

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 fo

"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"

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This quote by Joan Jett speaks with her determination to break the standard gender roles and expectations that were put on ladies. She recognized that there were specific things that ladies were expected to do, and she selected to not follow them. This quote talks to her strength and nerve to go versus the grain and forge her own path. She was not scared to challenge the status quo and make her own choices. This quote is a testimony to her resilience and her refusal to be limited by the expectations of society. She was figured out to make her own options and live her life on her own terms. Joan Jett's quote is a motivating suggestion that we all have the power to make our own choices and produce our own paths.

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Joan Jett

This quote is written / told by Joan Jett somewhere between September 22, 1958 and today. She was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 35 other quotes.
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