Joan Baez Quotes
True he was a vocal miracle But that's only secondary It's the soul of the monarch butterfly That I find a little bit scary
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It is hard enough to make a plan for how you are going to spend an evening with somebody else. So to make a plan for how you are going to behave in 25 years seems based on a view of life that is incomprehensible to me.
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I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.
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There's something scary about acting always, because basically you do all this work in a vacuum, and then suddenly there's a lot of money spent making a film, and there's suddenly a camera here, going, 'Right? What are you gonna do?'
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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What I hope to do in the States is to break up this stereotyping of Muslims and Arabs. I mean, we are basically the only sub-culture that is not represented in Hollywood. And it's funny because everybody is talking about the Muslim world and the Arab world, and we are not represented.
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I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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I suppose I am one of life's naturally clumsy people; I don't drop stuff all the time, or break things, but I'm just generally a bit flustered.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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When I get into the studio, I write from my heart.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.
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I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
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When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
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What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?
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The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself.
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It always struck me that Africa was, in a strange way, a futuristic place and had elements and vibes and spirits that were going to inform the future. Africa Express is an attempt to engage that power outside Africa, and for everyone to benefit from it.
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I can't read music. That's not where I come from musically. I come strictly from feeling, and that feeling comes from rock & roll.
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I fully support the efforts of Mr. & Mrs. Schindler to save their daughter, Terri Schiavo, from a cruel starvation. Terri's husband should sign the care of his wife over to her parents so she can be properly cared for.
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Just keep coming home to yourself. You are the one you’ve been waiting for.
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Horizontal and vertical sprawl... are the dinosaurs of an ending fossil-fuel age of synthetic culture.
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True he was a vocal miracle But that's only secondary It's the soul of the monarch butterfly That I find a little bit scary
