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.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Words, Writing, Singing
I have been true to the principles of nonviolence, developing a stronger and stronger aversion to the ideologies of both the far right and the far left and a deeper sense of rage and sorrow over the suffering they continue to produce all over the world.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Peace
No one knows what they’ll do in a moment of crisis and hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Perspective
Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Obedience, Violence
The only thing that’s been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Obedience
As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Endurance, Resolve, Perseverance
The easiest kind of relationship is with ten thousand people, the hardest is with one.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Fame, Relationships
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die, or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. Now.
—Joan Baez
I’ve never had a humble opinion in my life. If you’re going to have one, why bother to be humble about it?
—Joan Baez
Topics: Opinions, Opinion
If it’s natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how?
—Joan Baez
Action is the antidote to despair.
—Joan Baez
Topics: Despair, Secrets of Success, Action
Wondering Whom to Read Next?
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- Bob Dylan American Musician
- Ray Charles American Singer
- Paul McCartney British Pop Musician
- Billy Joel American Singer
- Stevie Wonder American Singer, Songwriter
- Elvis Presley American Musician
- George Harrison English Singer
- John Lennon British Singer
- Bette Midler American Actress, Singer
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