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The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.
How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger (1981)
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose under heaven.
Turn! Turn! Turn! (1954)
The world would never amount to a hill of beans if people didn't use their imaginations to think of the impossible.
The world will be saved by people fighting for their homes.
The key to the future of the world, is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.
If singing were all that serious, frowning would make you sound better.
How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger (1981)
A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
Statement to the court prior to his sentencing for contempt of Congress (1961)
If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always seem to get people to sing with me.
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, every one.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (1955)
I'd really rather put songs on people's lips than in their ears.
Technology will save us if it doesn't wipe us out first.
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day...
The whole wide world around some day.
If it can't be … reused, repaired … then it should be … redesigned or removed from production.
This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.
A productive mistake is: (1) made in the service of mission and vision; (2) acknowledged as a mistake; (3) learned from; (4) considered valuable; (5) shared for the benefit of all.
How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger (1981)
I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.
Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on.
We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on.
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (1967)
There's no hope, but I may be wrong.
One blue sky above us
One ocean lapping all our shore
One earth so green and round
Who could ask for more
And because I love you
I'll give it one more try
To show my rainbow race
It's too soon to die.
My Rainbow Race (1967)
... 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.