We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.

We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest we fail to walk in the shoes of those we might injure.

People can overcome their differences, and when united, move toward a world of greater fairness and justice. As in folk music, each person has a unique role to play.

Such honesty comes with a price, but when you get past the hurt and shock of realizing that you're faulted and frequently wrong, you also realize that you are really loved and respected for who you are, and you become a better person.

The songs worked as a different kind of rhetoric, one that could reach the fence-sitters.

The songs we sing invite the participation of the listener, who is central to finding a way of creating the life of the song at that listening. It's the difference between poetry and didactic writing. One tells you, 'This is it,' and the other says, 'Let's find this together.'

To cure the violence, we must identify and heal the causes of hatred and violence. If we dont deal with the causes we will never be safe.