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Pete Seeger Quotes

I get up each morning, gather my wits, pick up the paper and read the obits. If I’m not there, I know I’m not dead, so I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed Picture Quote #1

My mother was a very good violinist; my father was a musicologist and spent most of his life in academia Picture Quote #1

When you play the 12-string guitar, you spend half your life tuning the instrument and the other half playing it out of tune Picture Quote #1

You have a right to your opinion and I’ve got a right to mine. Period Picture Quote #1

Plagiarism is basic to all culture Picture Quote #1

My mother playing the violin and my father and grandfather playing the piano, classical stuff Picture Quote #1

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Anybody who wants to learn everything is pretty stupid. You learn what you can Picture Quote #1

Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions Picture Quote #1

Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life Picture Quote #1

I’d really rather put songs on people’s lips than in their ears Picture Quote #1

The world would never amount to a hill of beans if people didn’t use their imaginations to think of the impossible Picture Quote #1

I get up each morning, gather my wits, pick up the paper and read the obits. If I’m not there, I know I’m not dead, so I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed Picture Quote #1

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I dreamed I saw a mighty room, the room was filled with men. And the paper they were signing said they’d never fight again Picture Quote #1

Song, songs kept them going and going; They didn’t realize the millions of seeds they were sowing. They were singing in marches, even singing in jail. Songs gave them the courage to believe they would not fail Picture Quote #1

And this is the origin of pop music: it’s a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well Picture Quote #1

A song is like a picture of a bird in flight; the bird was moving before the picture was taken, and no doubt continued after Picture Quote #1

This world is so full of hypocrisy, the only way you can be honest is to be a hermit Picture Quote #1

I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by Picture Quote #1

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The danger with the internet is that you don’t need to think about music, you just search for it and you find the answer. Singing used to be part of everyday life. Women sang while pounding corn. Men sang while paddling canoes Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you find an old tune so good you can use it several times for different purposes Picture Quote #1

All the arts, music, the visual arts, acting and dancing arts, cooking arts, and I believe sports, will save the human race because they can leap over barriers, religions, leap over barriers of race, politics Picture Quote #1

My mother gave me a ukulele at age eight, and I sang the popular tunes of the day Picture Quote #1

When I got out of school, I spent two years just hitchhiking around. Every time I met some old farmer who could play banjo, I got him to teach me a lick or two. Little by little, I put it together Picture Quote #1

I never intended to make a living from music. That’s the funny thing. I wanted to be a journalist Picture Quote #1

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It’s a terrible thing being a patriarch. I don’t even have a gray beard. But people keep calling me up for advice Picture Quote #1

I have to resist the temptation to want to learn everything. You know, you can’t. You have to restrict yourself at some time, or else you find yourself just being spread too thin. And already I think I try too many things Picture Quote #1

There’s a story behind every old ballad or work song or nonsense song that I ever knew. Sometimes it’s a fascinating story. A story of people struggling for freedom, struggling to get along in this old world Picture Quote #1

I was never enthusiastic about being somebody who was supposed to be silent about being a member of something Picture Quote #1

The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved Picture Quote #1

It’s been my belief that learning how to do something in your hometown is the most important thing Picture Quote #1

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I get up each morning, gather my wits, pick up the paper and read the obits. If I’m not there, I know I’m not dead, so I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed. (Pete Seeger Quotes) My mother was a very good violinist; my father was a musicologist and spent most of his life in academia. (Pete Seeger Quotes) When you play the 12-string guitar, you spend half your life tuning the instrument and the other half playing it out of tune. (Pete Seeger Quotes) You have a right to your opinion and I’ve got a right to mine. Period. (Pete Seeger Quotes) Plagiarism is basic to all culture (Pete Seeger Quotes) My mother playing the violin and my father and grandfather playing the piano, classical stuff (Pete Seeger Quotes) Anybody who wants to learn everything is pretty stupid. You learn what you can (Pete Seeger Quotes) Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions (Pete Seeger Quotes) Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life (Pete Seeger Quotes) I’d really rather put songs on people’s lips than in their ears (Pete Seeger Quotes) The world would never amount to a hill of beans if people didn’t use their imaginations to think of the impossible (Pete Seeger Quotes) I get up each morning, gather my wits, pick up the paper and read the obits. If I’m not there, I know I’m not dead, so I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed (Pete Seeger Quotes) I dreamed I saw a mighty room, the room was filled with men. And the paper they were signing said they’d never fight again (Pete Seeger Quotes) Song, songs kept them going and going; They didn’t realize the millions of seeds they were sowing. They were singing in marches, even singing in jail. Songs gave them the courage to believe they would not fail (Pete Seeger Quotes) And this is the origin of pop music: it’s a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well (Pete Seeger Quotes) A song is like a picture of a bird in flight; the bird was moving before the picture was taken, and no doubt continued after (Pete Seeger Quotes) This world is so full of hypocrisy, the only way you can be honest is to be a hermit (Pete Seeger Quotes) I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by (Pete Seeger Quotes) The danger with the internet is that you don’t need to think about music, you just search for it and you find the answer. Singing used to be part of everyday life. Women sang while pounding corn. Men sang while paddling canoes (Pete Seeger Quotes) Sometimes you find an old tune so good you can use it several times for different purposes (Pete Seeger Quotes) All the arts, music, the visual arts, acting and dancing arts, cooking arts, and I believe sports, will save the human race because they can leap over barriers, religions, leap over barriers of race, politics (Pete Seeger Quotes) My mother gave me a ukulele at age eight, and I sang the popular tunes of the day (Pete Seeger Quotes) When I got out of school, I spent two years just hitchhiking around. Every time I met some old farmer who could play banjo, I got him to teach me a lick or two. Little by little, I put it together (Pete Seeger Quotes) I never intended to make a living from music. That’s the funny thing. I wanted to be a journalist (Pete Seeger Quotes) It’s a terrible thing being a patriarch. I don’t even have a gray beard. But people keep calling me up for advice (Pete Seeger Quotes) I have to resist the temptation to want to learn everything. You know, you can’t. You have to restrict yourself at some time, or else you find yourself just being spread too thin. And already I think I try too many things (Pete Seeger Quotes) There’s a story behind every old ballad or work song or nonsense song that I ever knew. Sometimes it’s a fascinating story. A story of people struggling for freedom, struggling to get along in this old world (Pete Seeger Quotes) I was never enthusiastic about being somebody who was supposed to be silent about being a member of something (Pete Seeger Quotes) The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved (Pete Seeger Quotes) It’s been my belief that learning how to do something in your hometown is the most important thing (Pete Seeger Quotes)

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