81 Quotes by Phil Ochs

You can do what's right, or you can do what you are told.

The only way to Cuba is with the CIA.

One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies.

But our land is still troubled by men who have to hate. They twist away our freedom, and they twist away our fate. Fear is their weapon, and treason is their cry. We can stop them if we try.

There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song.

Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt.

And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.

When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they get it right.

Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.