Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed. Arlo Guthrie More Quotes by Arlo Guthrie More Quotes From Arlo Guthrie Santa Claus wears a Red Suit, he must be a communist. And a beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What's in that pipe that he's smoking? Arlo Guthrie christmas hair funny Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people. Arlo Guthrie ignorance responsibility views Everyone has troubles. Finding yourself in the same boat with everyone else is the first sign of spirituality. Arlo Guthrie finding-yourself spirituality firsts Songs are like fish. You just gotta have your line in the water. And it's a bad idea to fish downstream from Bob Dylan. Arlo Guthrie song water ideas Being famous is not the same as being important. A lot of important people aren't famous, and a lot of famous people aren't important. Arlo Guthrie being-famous important people If you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud. Arlo Guthrie want stuff war I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me. Arlo Guthrie who-cares agree care I don't want a pickle, just want to ride on my motorsickle Arlo Guthrie pickles want Building walls isn't going to work in the long run. Some people are happy with the wall in Israel, but somebody will get a weapon someday and knock it over or something. Walls aren't the answer between countries, though Arlo Guthrie wall running country We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not. Arlo Guthrie song war thinking Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted. Arlo Guthrie alive cute love I don't want a pickle, I just want ride on my motorcikle. I don't want to die, I just want a ride on my motorcy........cle. Arlo Guthrie pickles motorcycle want The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living. Arlo Guthrie birth death You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system. Arlo Guthrie succeed educational kids We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation. Arlo Guthrie simple stuff people We had a great time on the bench talking about crime, mother-stabbin', father raping, all kinds of groovy things. Arlo Guthrie mother talking father You get people talking about being worried about their art, and dances... their culture being wiped out or taken over, and yet these same people are taking advantage of their people to use them as cheap labour. Arlo Guthrie taken talking art Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. 'Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious.' And I said, 'Right.' Arlo Guthrie serious said song If readers understand that they do not understand what they are reading then they must possess an understanding which is superior to the meaning which caused that misunderstanding. Arlo Guthrie reader understanding reading No Judgment = No Expectations: That's my motto. Arlo Guthrie motto judgment expectations
