My father, Charles Seeger, got me into the Communist movement. He backed out around '38. I drifted out in the 50's. Pete Seeger More Quotes by Pete Seeger More Quotes From Pete Seeger I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other. Pete Seeger small-villagessimple-lifepeople It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with. Pete Seeger importantteamworkpeople Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history. Pete Seeger funny-thingsmusicsong Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. Pete Seeger humoreducationinspirational I tell kids, don't trust the media. The media with their emphasis on fame is helping to destroy this country, helping destroy the human race. It's the plug-in drug. Pete Seeger racecountrykids If there's a world here in a hundred years, it's going to be saved by tens of millions of little things. The powers-that-be can break up any big thing they want. They can corrupt it or co-opt it from the inside, or they can attack it from the outside. But what are they going to do about 10 million little things? They break up two of them, and three more like them spring up! Pete Seeger changespringyears Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race. Pete Seeger participationracehealing If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production. Pete Seeger environmentalproductionsshould Long live teachers of children, because they can show children how they can save the world. Pete Seeger teacherlongchildren And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world. Pete Seeger ceilingsfeetpeople Shh. Listen to the sounds that surround you. Notice the pitches, the volume, the timbre, the many lines of counterpoint. As light taught Monet to paint, the earth may be teaching you music. Pete Seeger lightteachingsound This world is so full of hypocrisy, the only way you can be honest is to be a hermit. Pete Seeger hypocrisywayworld The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. Pete Seeger mouthswould-bemistake The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved. Pete Seeger admittingstepsfirsts I still call myself a communist, because communism is no more what Russia made of it than Christianity is what the churches make of it. Pete Seeger russiapoliticschurch I'm not sure if my involvement in causes, benefits, marches, and demonstrations has made a huge difference, but I know one thing: that involvement has connected me with the good people: people with the live hearts, the live eyes, the live heads. Pete Seeger differenceseyeheart I’ve never sung anywhere without giving the people listening to me a chance to join in - as a kid, as a lefty, as a man touring the U.S.A. and the world, as an oldster. I guess it’s kind of a religion with me. Participation. That’s what’s going to save the human race. Pete Seeger teamworkmenkids A good song reminds us what we're fighting for. Pete Seeger fightingsong Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live. Pete Seeger generous-spiritgivinglife There is a big, beautiful world that could be destroyed by selfishness and foolishness. We musicians have it without power to save it. In a small way, every single one of us counts. Pete Seeger selfishnessmusicbeautiful
