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> [After a show, I'll get the 16-year-old white kid whose lip is pierced, his head is shaved and his parents hate him, and the young gangster from the screwed-up 'hood, and they say that now they realize there's someone out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/after-a-show-i-ll-get-the-16-year-old-white-kid-whose-lip-is-pierced/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

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## More by Michael Franti

> [The most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to different places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/the-most-difficult-part-for-me-is-feeling-connected-to-the-people/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [A lot of times we look at the whole world and think, 'it's so daunting, how can we change the whole world?' and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/a-lot-of-times-we-look-at-the-whole-world-and-think-it-s-so-daunting/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/i-think-my-soul-is-intact-but-my-methods-of-reaching-people-are/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [We don't have to be good, you know? No one's telling us that we have to do good things, but we do them because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/we-don-t-have-to-be-good-you-know-no-one-s-telling-us-that-we-have-to/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/during-my-travels-in-iraq-israel-gaza-brazil-indonesia-japan-europe/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/the-personal-revolution-is-far-more-difficult-and-is-the-first-step/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [I've never really been into flags of any kind, cause flags can bring people together, but they always bring people together against other people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/i-ve-never-really-been-into-flags-of-any-kind-cause-flags-can-bring/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/my-parents-said-sticks-and-stones-will-break-your-bones-but-names/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [Jamaica's a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/jamaica-s-a-country-of-great-dichotomy-on-the-one-hand-you-have-a/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [I believe that in order to tackle the big issues of the world today, like environmental issues, we need everybody's involvement. We need the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/i-believe-that-in-order-to-tackle-the-big-issues-of-the-world-today/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [Don't fear the night time, Because the monsters know that you're divine. And don't fear the sunshine, Because everything is better in the summer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/don-t-fear-the-night-time-because-the-monsters-know-that-you-re/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [You get everything you could have ever wished for if you're willing to give that eternal bliss away to somebody else, to give it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/you-get-everything-you-could-have-ever-wished-for-if-you-re-willing/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/to-sit-back-and-say-oh-we-re-going-to-let-the-government-do-whatever/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/i-think-right-now-is-when-we-need-to-hear-different-voices-coming-out/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

> [“You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/you-can-bomb-the-world-to-pieces-but-you-can-t-bomb-it-into-peace/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

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