American - Musician | May 3, 1919 - January 27, 2014
Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.
Pete Seeger
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I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other.
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It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.
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Songs won't save the planet, but neither will books or speeches.
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I've found that festivals are a relatively painless way to meet people and make a few points that need making, without having to hit them over the head with too many speeches.
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If there's something wrong, speak up!
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Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.
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I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.
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You'd be surprised how many stupid mistakes I've made. I make stupid mistakes all the time, and some of them have been very big stupid mistakes.
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I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.
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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.
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I try to sing many different kinds of songs. If I sing a batch of humorous songs, I'll throw in a deadly serious song. Or if I'm singing too many serious songs, I'll throw in a ridiculous song, to mix it up.
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