It was only through the years that I realized what an absolutely extraordinarily thoughtful person Dr. King was.
Pete SeegerSome folklorists just collected dead bones from one graveyard, only to bury them in another, their library.
Pete SeegerThere is a big, beautiful world that could be destroyed by selfishness and foolishness. We musicians have it without power to save it. In a small way, every single one of us counts.
Pete SeegerThere are many people writing songs. That is absolutely wonderful. Who knows, there may be some kid in diapers and he or she might succeed in capturing in a few dozen words what great writers have spent years trying to say. Just the right word in the right place with the right melody behind it and the right rhythm. It might get around the world inch by inch, and people realize that this world is in danger, that we're in danger. That's the way "This Land Is Your Land" got to be so well known.
Pete Seeger