Arlo Guthrie Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America.”

“Thank God that the people that run this world are not smart enough to keep running it forever. You know, everybody gets a handle on it for a little while.”

“At the same time the folk boom was happening, the civil rights movement was happening, the anti-war movement was happening, the ban the bomb movement was happening, the environmental movement was happening. There was suddenly a generation ready to change the course of history.”

“Building walls isn't going to work in the long run. Some people are happy with the wall in Israel, but somebody will get a weapon someday and knock it over or something. Walls aren't the answer between countries, though.”

“I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.”

“There's only one God. Call him whatever you want.”

“I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with a record to stand on.'”

“We would turn everything into songs in those days.”

“If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great.”

“People were talking about songs of the common man in order to make the common man. With Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly, they were so common it was just uncommon.”