Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form. Michael Franti More Quotes by Michael Franti More Quotes From Michael Franti During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come. Michael Franti japan israel eye I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different. Michael Franti soul people thinking The U.S. has historically been the world's largest contributor to climate change. Michael Franti climate-change climate world It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue. Michael Franti issues republican care San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here. Michael Franti weirdo misfits san-francisco When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world. Michael Franti song world firsts The times when I feel not alive is when I feel stifled, when I feel like the emotion that's in me is not coming out. I'm too busy, too hectic. I'm serving my iPhone more than my spirit. Those are the times I feel bad. Michael Franti iphone alive spirit You say you're a Christian, Cause God made you, You say you're a Muslim, Cause God made you, You say you're a Hindu and the next man a Jew, Then we all kill each other, Cause God told us to? Nah!.. Michael Franti next christian men My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me. Michael Franti fighting hurt names People ask me a lot, 'what can one person do,' and I say 'I'm not really sure what one person can due except come together with other people.' Michael Franti ask-me together people The world can't have a global solution to climate change with U.S. action alone; and the world can't have a global solution without U.S. action. Michael Franti climate action world Star Wars is mythology. Its like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. Its the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless. Michael Franti stars war long Johnny Cash was a rebel, not only just in the musical sense, but he was somebody who was for the people, and an advocate for labor, for workers, for prisoners, people who have been trapped by the criminal justice system. Michael Franti musical justice people Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human. Michael Franti things-to-do hardest sometimes The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution. Michael Franti revolution steps firsts I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine. Michael Franti gaza-strip iraq years The human interest, and the natural interest, and the spiritual interest of this planet need to begin to take a priority over the corporate interest, the military interest, and the materialistic interests. Michael Franti priorities military spiritual Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity. Michael Franti diversity helping-others people I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there to get by and to play basketball. But a funny thing happened to me when I got to college. I got challenged by the work and the professors. Michael Franti basketball college school Those who start wars, never fight them, And those who fight wars, they never like them... Michael Franti start-wars fighting war
