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 More Quotes by Pete Seeger More Quotes From Pete Seeger Technology will save us if it doesn't wipe us out first. Pete Seeger wipe technology firsts I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by. Pete Seeger make-you-think song thinking Make the kind of music you love even if you never hear it on the air. This was the basic lesson I'd gotten from Alan [Lomax]. Alan said, Pete, look at all this great music around. You never hear it on the radio, but it's right there, great music. Pete Seeger lessons air looks Hope that there are many, many small leaders. Pete Seeger leader And there's a wonderful parable in the New Testament: The sower scatters seeds. Some seeds fall in the pathway and get stamped on, and they don't grow. Some fall on the rocks, and they don't grow. But some seeds fall on fallow ground, and they grow and multiply a thousandfold. Who knows where some good little thing that you've done may bring results years later that you never dreamed of? Pete Seeger rocks years fall Most scientists know what needs to be done to save our Earth. But the politicians don't listen to them. They will listen to popular pressure; the people got to supply that. Pete Seeger earth-day people needs According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes I'm looking at God. Whenever I'm listening to something I'm listening to God. Pete Seeger eye atheist thinking Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on.We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on. Pete Seeger fool paper feelings Parents are the hardest-working members of the population. But they do it for the highest wages. Kisses. Pete Seeger population kissing parent There is no such thing as a wrong note ... just as long as you're singing along. Pete Seeger notes singing long I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs. Pete Seeger philosophical political religious Every time I'm in the woods, i feel like I'm in church. Pete Seeger woods church nature Most conservatives just want to turn back the clock to a time before the income tax - 100 years or so. I would like to turn the clock back thousands of years to a time when people lived in small communities and took care of each other. Pete Seeger community people years All the arts, music, the visual arts, acting and dancing arts, cooking arts, and I believe sports, will save the human race because they can leap over barriers, religions, leap over barriers of race, politics. Pete Seeger sports believe art There is an old Arabic proverb, 'When the king puts the poet on his payroll, he cuts off the tongue of the poet', so throughout the ages, people in power have liked to control music, they used to throw songwriters in jail throughout history, and were assassinated. Pete Seeger jail cutting kings Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world. They force people to get involved in the kind of examination that has only one aim and that is to stamp out dissent. Pete Seeger examination people world Some may find them merely diverting melodies. Others may find them incitements to Red revolution. And who will say if either or both is wrong? Not I. Pete Seeger red revolution may Well, normally I’m against big things. I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things. Too many things can go wrong when they get big.” — Pete Seeger (on how he felt about attending his big 90th birthday bash last year) Pete Seeger world years thinking Songwriters can’t explain. You get an idea and you don’t know where it’s come from. And if you’re lucky, you have a pencil or pen and can write it down. Pete Seeger lucky writing ideas I feel that my whole life is a contribution. Pete Seeger whole-life life-is feels
