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Joan Baez Quotes

My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: January 9, 1941

Topics

Father First Protest Stanford Public

My thing was play as hard as you can, don't be stupid, pay attention to details, and have enough guts in the clutch that you're not afraid to make a play. Some things I thought were important for a young man to know.

Man Stupid Thought Details Attention

It is a remarkable fact in the political history of man that there is scarcely an instance of a free constitutional government which has been the work exclusively of foresight and wisdom. They have all been the result of a fortunate combination of circumstances.

John C. Calhoun

Work Wisdom History Man Government

I have been all over the world. I have met some wonderful people, lots of them very simple, whom nobody will ever hear about, but who have been fabulous to me.

Maureen Forrester

Simple People Me World Nobody Will

Camfed graduates are active in their villages using their skills and resources to improve as many lives as possible. They are teaching financial literacy to marginalized women and bringing vital health care information to rural schoolchildren. Through example, they are demonstrating the power of philanthropy.

Women Power Health Financial Care

You go down some street - no doubt it's there, and we have to do something about it, and our programmes are designed to do that - but if that's a picture of Newcastle, it's not the one I recognise and I bet none in the North East do either.

Picture Doubt You Down Go Street

Computers are great tools, but they need to be applied to the physical world.

Great World Computers Tools Need

I'm overly confident. I believe in myself 100 percent. I believe in my game, and I believe in my work ethic.

Work Myself Game Believe Confident

The DVR thing has rocked my world. Being on the road, I used to not keep up with any shows. Now I got a DVR, so I'm watching everything: 'CSI: Miami,' my favorites 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Mentalist.' I like some of the HBO stuff, 'Entourage' and 'Eastbound & Down.' My wife got me into the 'Grey's Anatomy' deal, so I'm watching that.

Wife Me World Road Miami Down

It's not new: In the '70s, Archie Bunker said terrible things on 'All in the Family,' but it was all in Carroll O'Connor's performance. You saw lack of intelligence, and you laughed.

Family Intelligence Performance You

I can tell you that the Iowa way - the Iowa way is to find out that there is a problem and acknowledge it and address it head-on.

Problem You Find I Can Way Out

Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.

Cooking Breakfast Me Writing Up

We're feeding all these zoos. And that's getting bigger and bigger.

Dick Van Patten

Feeding Bigger Getting

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