I don't think of myself as a symbol of the sixties, but I do think of myself as a symbol of following through on your beliefs.
Joan BaezYou 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 BaezIf people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the third to be folk singer.
Joan BaezOnly you and I can help the sun rise each coming morning. If we don't, it may drench itself out in sorrow.
Joan BaezThere are good guys, and there are congressional people who are good guys, and I certainly vote in those elections. You know, my fondest dream would be if Obama, when he got out of office, decided he was going to go back and organize on the streets. He'd be the only person I could imagine who could really create a movement similar to what King did, and God knows we need that now.
Joan Baez