My art, work, family and friends, my son Gabe, and a curious relationship with God remain the sustaining forces in my life. - Joan Baez

I have never been involved in the campaign of any major political candidate, preferring to work entirely outside of the party structure. Occasionally I have slipped a check and a note of encouragement to some brave congressperson who has defied everybody and risked his or her return to office because of principles.

I tend more towards Buddhist and Native American thought. For me, the spirits are quite real.

Martin Luther King, Jr., more than any other public figure helped to solidify my ideas and inspired me to act upon them.