Pete Seeger

“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.”

“Participation. That's what's going to save the human race.”

“A good song can be a powerful weapon.”

“This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.”

“The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.”

“If you can get people to sing together, they'll probably be able to do some other things together.”

“Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.”

“Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.”

“Songs are sneaky things. They can slip across borders, past censors, and into the hardest of hearts.”

“Be wary of great leaders. Hope for many, many small leaders.”

“It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.”

“I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave.”

“Technology will save us if it doesn't kill us first.”

“The world is a very complicated place, and the only way we're going to get through it is with a sense of humor.”

“My job is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if you'll hold your tongues and listen, you'll be able to hear it.”

“I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things.”

“The first law of history is to dread repeating our own mistakes.”

“A song is a magic thing. It's a mystery.”