It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
You can do right or you can do what you are told. And the prize of the victory will belong to the bold. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a murder by… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
I can spare a dime, brother, but in these morally inflationary times, a dime goes a lot farther if it's demanding work rather than… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
God help the troubadour who tries to be a star. The more that you try to find success, the more that you will fail. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
In the state of Mississippi, Many Years Ago, a boy of 14 years got a taste of Southern law. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
One legged veterans will greet the dawn, and they're whistling marches as they mow the lawn, and the gargoyles on sit and grieve. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
The only possibility in the United States for a humane society would be a revolution with Elvis Presley as leader. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
Oh you tell me that there's danger to the land you call your own, And you watch them build the war machine right beside… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
