American - Musician | January 9, 1941 -
I'm lucky to have met so many people who have been involved in peace and who have been peace prize winners.
Joan Baez
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We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.
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I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?
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If people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the third to be folk singer.
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It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page.
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That's all nonviolence is - organized love.
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My dread is for my show to be a nostalgia act. So the key to it is how do we keep it fresh?
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Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.
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The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
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Mostly what I listen to when I turn on my little iPod is opera.
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The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.
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Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.
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