Arlo Guthrie Quotes
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I don't write as many songs as I used to. But, I find myself writing for social media more - times have changed. And I love photography, so a lot of my creative energy gets caught up that way.
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Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?
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Santa Claus wears a Red Suit, he must be a communist. And a beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What's in that pipe that he's smoking?
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There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America
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If you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud.
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I froze in time! And I thought, "My God... I'm free!"
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You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
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Coming into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys. Don't touch my bags, if you please Mr. Customs man.
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You don't need spirituality to discover the troubles that come your way. But, it's good to know that troubles are not unique to you alone.
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If readers understand that they do not understand what they are reading then they must possess an understanding which is superior to the meaning which caused that misunderstanding.
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We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not.
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The New York State Freeway's closed, man. Far out!
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Any big organization can be subverted by governments or multinational special interests. They have the resources to cast doubt and fear over any group they feel threatened by.
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I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.
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You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system.
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I don't want a pickle, I just want ride on my motorcikle. I don't want to die, I just want a ride on my motorcy........cle.
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The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living.
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Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. 'Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious.' And I said, 'Right.'
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You get people talking about being worried about their art, and dances... their culture being wiped out or taken over, and yet these same people are taking advantage of their people to use them as cheap labour.
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Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted.
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No Judgment = No Expectations: That's my motto.
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It's about the time I was riding my Motorcycle, going down a mountain road at 150 miles an hour, playing my guitar.
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What's in that pipe that he's smoking?
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Being famous is not the same as being important. A lot of important people aren't famous, and a lot of famous people aren't important.
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Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.
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We had a great time on the bench talking about crime, mother-stabbin', father raping, all kinds of groovy things.
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Songs are like fish. You just gotta have your line in the water. And it's a bad idea to fish downstream from Bob Dylan.
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I don't want a pickle, just want to ride on my motorsickle
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There's only one God. Call him whatever you want
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Building walls isn't going to work in the long run. Some people are happy with the wall in Israel, but somebody will get a weapon someday and knock it over or something. Walls aren't the answer between countries, though
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