Joan Baez Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I have hope in people, in individuals. Because you don't know what's going to rise from the ruins.”

“You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy.”

“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.”

“Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.”

“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.”

“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.”

“That's all nonviolence is - organized love.”

“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.”

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

“During the 'ballad' years for me, the politics was latent; I was just falling in love with the ballads and my boyfriend. And there was the beauty of the songs.”