You 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 Baez.

The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.

If 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.

If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how?

Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.