Joan Baez Quotes
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.
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I don't remember scenes. I'm like, 'Really, we shot that?'
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In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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It was endlessly entertaining, watching people beat each other up. All the little kids in the neighborhood would come and watch... and then we'd beat them up as well.
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It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.
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In current times, our moral uproar is best reserved for those who aspire to stone men or women to death, not those who consensually watch women - or men, for that matter - dance.
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People around me like me the best when I'm depressed because I'm a bit more passive.
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If you think health care is expensive now, just wait 'til it's free.
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I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
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I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.
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Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
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The task for sociology is to come to the help of the individual. We have to be in service of freedom. It is something we have lost sight of.
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I used to make my own food and ate on my own in my room.
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If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.
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I'm a real animal lover. I adore animals of all shapes and sizes.
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A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur asked me a question sometime ago, he said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?' I think it's a great question. I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging.
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It's a fine line. If you withhold too much, you come across as wooden - as I've often been described in some movies. Fair enough. I believe that the best performances are the ones that an audience has to search for.
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People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation.
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I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.
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A library is a temple unabridged with priceless treasure. Librarians are the majesties who loan the jewels of measure. They welcome to the kingdom the young and old of reapers and reign among the riches as the wondrous fortune keepers.
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When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for our use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will look upon with praise and thanksgiving in their hearts.
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Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.
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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.
