Josie Maran Quotes

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

They spare the rod, and spoyle the child.

When you chastised a youngster back in the early ages, we called it a whipping.

I was raised in a time when parents brought out belts, and you got tough love.

I got a lot of whoopings back in the day. I was a very curious kid.

Some homes need a hickory switch a good deal more than they do a piano.

Give your child a spanking once a day. If you don't know why, he does.

As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.

A good butt whipping and then a prayer is a wonderful remedy.

Withold not Correction from the Child; for if thou beatest him with the Rod, he shall not Die; Thou shalt beat him with the Rod, and shalt deliver his Soul from Hell

The smack of the whip is all day long in the ears of those who are on the plantation, or in the vicinity; and it is used with such dexterity and severity as not only to lacerate the skin, but to tear out small portions of the flesh at almost every stroke. This is THE GENERAL TREATMENT of the Slaves. But many individuals suffer still more severely. Many are knocked down; some have their eyes beaten out; some have an arm or a leg broken, OR CHOPPED OFF; and many, for a very small or for no crime at all, have been BEATEN TO DEATH.

I don’t care if it’s dog piss. It makes me feel better.

I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.

My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.

Look at the laws: you can't spank a kid without getting in trouble. That kept me in line!

The best thing about it is getting it all out there. Whatever you have on your chest, it just feels really good to talk to somebody who you have no ties to... so I think therapy is great. I think everyone should try it out.

I go where people are hurting. I stand on the stage, and I make people laugh for an hour and a half.

My music is really my therapy. I really lay all my feelings into the songs, and really just leave 'em there. I don't carry that weight when I'm going throughout life. I'm not sad all the time.

My father was a disciplinarian. He had this cane and he would spare no one if found at fault. Unlike Babita, I was not physically strong and couldn't cope with the training. So I got the most beatings.

You chastise children when they are bad, as my parents did me. I'm not opposed to smacking. It is to be used occasionally.

If something's upsetting me, being able to go in and work on new music makes all the difference in the world.

Honestly, I regret not having spanked my kids.

I definitely have relapses of stress. Most human beings are like that. But I think, ultimately, music is a therapeutic situation. Once you start playing, it all just gets resolved.

I cry fairly regularly, it's important to let it out.

I've always enjoyed singing as a hobby and an antidepressant.