261 Quotes by Pete Seeger

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.

I came along and was a teenager in the Depression, and nobody had jobs. So I went out hitchhiking, when I met a man named Woody Guthrie. He was the single biggest part of my education.

I dreamed I saw a mighty room, the room was filled with men. And the paper they were signing said they'd never fight again.

Alan [Lomax] and his father started off changing the definition of folk music from something ancient and anonymous to something very contemporary.

I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it.

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.

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.

Many Americans knew their lives and their souls were being struggled for, and they fought for it. And I felt I should carry on.