May Quotes by Pete Seeger

8 May quotes by Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger’s eight brief reflections on May echo his folk spirit, framing the season’s rhythm in simple, heartfelt lines. Though limited, the set offers a quick, melodic pause for readers attuned to spring’s gentle chorus.

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Some may find them merely diverting melodies. Others may find them incitements to Red revolution. And who will say if either or…

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Shh. Listen to the sounds that surround you. Notice the pitches, the volume, the timbre, the many lines of counterpoint. As light…

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I believe that my choosing my present course I do no dishonor to them, or to those who may come after me.

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And there's a wonderful parable in the New Testament: The sower scatters seeds. Some seeds fall in the pathway and get stamped…

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There are many people writing songs. That is absolutely wonderful. Who knows, there may be some kid in diapers and he or…

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When you're facing an opponent over a broad front, you don't aim for the opponent's strong points, important though they may be.…

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My job, is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help…

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People are combining traditions like never before and finding somehow a fundamental unity for this human race of ours. I think working…

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My father, Charles Seeger, got me into the Communist movement. He backed out around '38. I drifted out in the 50's.

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

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If there's something wrong, speak up!

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This world is so full of hypocrisy, the only way you can be honest is to be a hermit.

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And the people in the houses All went to the University And they got put in boxes Little boxes all the same, Little boxes…

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A good song reminds us what we're fighting for.

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Most conservatives just want to turn back the clock to a time before the income tax - 100 years or so. I would like…

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