144 Quotes by Joan Baez

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    The longer you practice nonviolence and the meditative qualities of it that you will need, the more likely you are to do something intelligent in any situation.

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    People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. It never stopped me from doing what I had to do. I would say I'm a realist.

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    I see a young man playing 'Plaisir d'Amour' on guitar. I knew I didn't want to go to college; I was already playing a ukulele, and after I saw that, I was hooked. All I wanted to do was play guitar and sing.

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    I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.

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    The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.

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    Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.

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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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    I'm lucky to have met so many people who have been involved in peace and who have been peace prize winners.

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