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The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.
Joan Baez
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Joan Baez
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 9
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I have been true to the principles of nonviolence, developing a stronger and stronger aversion to the ideologies of both the far right and the far left and a deeper sense of rage and sorrow over the suffering they continue to produce all over the world.
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There's very little I can sing now. When I asked my first voice teacher, who was the best one, When will I know when to stop singing? he said, Your voice will tell you. And it is very, very difficult to sing now.
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Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.
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We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.
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I have heard more than once, 'Shut up and sing!' and I get it now.
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