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The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of nonviolence has been the organization of violence.
Joan Baez
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Joan Baez
Age: 84
Born: 1941
Born: January 9
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Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.
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Action is the antidote to despair.
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I have heard more than once, 'Shut up and sing!' and I get it now.
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The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.
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I've been obsessed with stopping people from blowing each other's brains out since I was ten.
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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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