I felt very definitely about crawford, that, whether or not people actually stayed with it, a spark had been lit. — Joan Baez
It was the final tear for the overflow and you can’t stop running water. Cindy’s was the final tear. — Joan Baez
The only thing that’s been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence. — Joan Baez
The point on nonviolence is to build a floor, a strong new floor, beneath which we can no longer sink. — Joan Baez
If we don’t sit down and shut up once in a while we’ll lose our minds even earlier than we had expected. — Joan Baez
You don’t get to choose how you are going to die or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. — Joan Baez
You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy. — Joan Baez
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 would say that I’m a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind — Joan Baez