Pete Seeger Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“If there's something wrong, speak up!”

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

“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.”

“I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other.”

“Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I keep reminding people that an editorial in rhyme is not a song. A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think.”

“When you're facing an opponent over a broad front, you don't aim for the opponent's strong points, important though they may be. Pick a little outpost that you can capture and win. And then you find another place that you can capture and win it, and then you move slowly toward the big places.”