Pete Seeger Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Songs won't save the planet, but neither will books or speeches.”

“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.”

“I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.”

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

“One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that we did lick McCarthyism back in the fifties.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I fought for peace in the fifties.”

“If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always get people to sing with me.”

“When you play the 12-string guitar, you spend half your life tuning the instrument and the other half playing it out of tune.”