Arlo Guthrie Quotes

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• The New York State Freeway's closed, man. Far out!
• You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
• Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own…
• Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted.
• We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not.
• Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob…
• There's only one God. Call him whatever you want
• I don't want a pickle, just want to ride on my motorsickle
• There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America
• Building walls isn't going to work in the long run. Some people are happy with the wall in Israel, but somebody will get a weapon…
• I don't want a pickle, I just want ride on my motorcikle. I don't want to die, I just want a ride on my motorcy........cle.
• I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.
• Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego…
• You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system.
• If you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud.
• Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious. And…
• I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.
• Coming into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys. Don't touch my bags, if you please Mr. Customs man.
• We had a great time on the bench talking about crime, mother-stabbin', father raping, all kinds of groovy things.
• What's in that pipe that he's smoking?

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