Everyone has troubles. Finding yourself in the same boat with everyone else is the first sign of spirituality.

Arlo Guthrie

Categorized in : Firsts Spirituality Finding Yourself

Any big organization can be subverted by governments or multinational special interests. They have the resources to cast doubt and fear over any group they feel threatened by.

government organization doubt

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. by Arlo Guthrie

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

light dark inspirational

I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.

tired singing song

There's only one God. Call him whatever you want by Arlo Guthrie

There's only one God. Call him whatever you want

want

I froze in time! And I thought, "My God... I'm free!" by Arlo Guthrie

I froze in time! And I thought, "My God... I'm free!"

Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?

bison ostriches meat

It's about the time I was riding my Motorcycle, going down a mountain road at 150 miles an hour, playing my guitar.

motorcycle mountain guitar

Coming into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys. Don't touch my bags, if you please Mr. Customs man.

couple keys men

You don't need spirituality to discover the troubles that come your way. But, it's good to know that troubles are not unique to you alone.

unique way needs

I don't write as many songs as I used to. But, I find myself writing for social media more - times have changed. And I love photography, so a lot of my creative energy gets caught up that way.

photography writing song

But think of the last guy. For one minute, think of the last guy. Nobodys got it worse than that guy. Nobody in the whole world.

guy world thinking

There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America

america people world

What's in that pipe that he's smoking? by Arlo Guthrie

What's in that pipe that he's smoking?

funny-christmas humorous smoking

The New York State Freeway's closed, man. Far out! by Arlo Guthrie

The New York State Freeway's closed, man. Far out!

hippie new-york men

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault. by Arlo Guthrie

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.

faults greed america

Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob Dylan ever caught anything.

lines fishing thinking

I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background.

parents think mother father

I'm not just a singer-songwriter doing songs in the key of me. by Arlo Guthrie

I'm not just a singer-songwriter doing songs in the key of me.

key doing just me

If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great.

great good you you-can-do-it

I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with a record to stand on.'

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