You'd be surprised how many stupid mistakes I've made. I make stupid mistakes all the time, and some of them have been very big stupid mistakes. Pete Seeger bighavemake Change image and share on social
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. Pete Seeger bigdepressioneducation Change image and share on social
I feel that my whole life is a contribution. Pete Seeger contributionfeellife Change image and share on social
I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax. Pete Seeger backclockconservative Change image and share on social
But I decline to say who has ever listened to them, who has written them, or other people who have sung them. Pete Seeger declinelistenpeople Change image and share on social
I've found that festivals are a relatively painless way to meet people and make a few points that need making, without having to hit them over the head with too many speeches. Pete Seeger festivalfindhave Change image and share on social
Some of my ancestors were religious dissenters who came to America over three hundred years ago. Others were abolitionists in New England in the eighteen forties and fifties. Pete Seeger abolitionistagoamerica Change image and share on social
I try to sing many different kinds of songs. If I sing a batch of humorous songs, I'll throw in a deadly serious song. Or if I'm singing too many serious songs, I'll throw in a ridiculous song, to mix it up. Pete Seeger batchdeadlyhumorous share on social
My mother was a very good violinist; my father was a musicologist and spent most of his life in academia. Pete Seeger academiafathergood Change image and share on social
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. Pete Seeger hobojungleproud Change image and share on social