Phil Ochs Quotes & Sayings

12 most famous Phil Ochs quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American musician who passed away on 9 April, 1976.

“Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.”

“In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.”

“It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win.”

“And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.”

“The fortunes of the entire world may well ride on the ability of young Americans to face the responsibilities of an old America gone mad.”

“There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song.”

“Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make the attempt. That's morality, that's religion, that's art, that's life.”