261 Quotes by Pete Seeger

Anybody who wants to learn everything is pretty stupid. You learn what you can.

Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same.

Parents are the hardest-working members of the population. But they do it for the highest wages. Kisses.

A song is like a picture of a bird in flight; the bird was moving before the picture was taken, and no doubt continued after.

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

My mother gave me a ukulele at age eight, and I sang the popular tunes of the day.

I’ve never sung anywhere without giving the people listening to me a chance to join in - as a kid, as a lefty, as a man touring the U.S.A. and the world, as an oldster. I guess it’s kind of a religion with me. Participation. That’s what’s going to save the human race.

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.

The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.