Top Joan Baez Quotes That Inspire and Empower

Action is the antidote to despair. – Joan Baez

You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. – Joan Baez

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. – Joan Baez

I think the artist has a unique opportunity to be a voice for those who have none. – Joan Baez

You don’t get to choose your family, but you do get to choose your tribe. – Joan Baez

The only thing that’s been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence. – Joan Baez

Music can transcend boundaries and remind us of our common humanity. – Joan Baez

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

You don’t have to convince everybody. You just have to convince yourself. – Joan Baez

The antidote to despair is action. And the antidote to action is stillness. – Joan Baez

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. – Joan Baez

The truth is not always popular, but it is always right. – Joan Baez

The only thing that’s never going to go away is music. It’s something that’s always with you. – Joan Baez

Laughter is the most reliable music there is. – Joan Baez

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I’d like to see you in better living conditions. – Joan Baez

If I survived Auschwitz, America should be a piece of cake. – Joan Baez

Silence is a wall, and music is a hammer. – Joan Baez

You can kill my body, but not my beliefs. – Joan Baez

The world is like a mirror; you see? Smile, and your friends smile back. – Joan Baez

Sometimes the only sane response to an insane world is insanity. – Joan Baez

The biggest obstacle to peace is fear. Fear that we will not be safe, that we will lose what we have, that we will be hurt or killed. – Joan Baez

To save the world, we must all become children again. – Joan Baez

You don’t get to choose the weather in life. You just have to choose how to dress for it. – Joan Baez

Justice is what love looks like in public. – Joan Baez

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. – Joan Baez

The world may be broken, but hope will always find a way to seep through the cracks. – Joan Baez

Music can heal hearts that medicine cannot touch. – Joan Baez

If we could see each other’s scars, we would treat each other’s wounds differently. – Joan Baez

The road to peace is paved with love, understanding, and relentless perseverance. – Joan Baez

The greatest protest is living a life of compassion, kindness, and equality. – Joan Baez

True art is not an escape from reality, but a deeper dive into it. – Joan Baez

Change may not always come easily, but it is always possible. – Joan Baez

The power to change the world lies within each and every one of us. – Joan Baez

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice. – Joan Baez

We are the architects of our own destiny. – Joan Baez

In the darkest of times, music can be the light that guides us forward. – Joan Baez

The most revolutionary thing you can do is to be yourself. – Joan Baez

Life is like a song. Some notes sound sad, but they all come together to create something beautiful. – Joan Baez

We have the power to transform our pain into healing, our sorrow into hope. – Joan Baez

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most beautiful of all. – Joan Baez

Love is not a finite resource. The more we give, the more we have. – Joan Baez

If you want to change the world, start by changing yourself. – Joan Baez

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to show vulnerability. – Joan Baez

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. – Joan Baez

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. – Joan Baez

We may not be able to do great things, but we can do small things with great love. – Joan Baez

We all have the power to make a difference. The question is, will we choose to use it? – Joan Baez

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Joan Baez

Just because something is difficult doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing. – Joan Baez

Our greatest strength lies in our ability to see beyond ourselves. – Joan Baez