Michael Franti quotes

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace. (Michael Franti)
You learn a lot when you're barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different. View quote
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Music is sunshine. Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood. Music gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose. View quote
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Every single soul is a poem. View quote
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My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds. View quote
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Life is too short to make just one decision, music is too loud for just one station, love is too big for just one nation, and God is too big for just one religion! View quote
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A lot of times we look at the whole world and think, 'it's so daunting, how can we change the whole world?' and you don't need to do that, what you need to do is change your world a little bit, and see if you can, through example, inspire others to do the same thing. View quote
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It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue. View quote
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Those who start wars never fight them, and those who fight wars never like them. View quote
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The human interest, and the natural interest, and the spiritual interest of this planet need to begin to take a priority over the corporate interest, the military interest, and the materialistic interests. View quote
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'Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless. (Michael Franti)
Sometimes, I feel like I can do anything, and, sometimes, I'm so alive, sometimes, I feel like I could zoom across the sky and, sometimes, I wanna cry. View quote
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Don't fear the nighttime, cause the monsters know that you're divine. Don't fear the sunshine, cause everything's better in the summertime. View quote
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People ask me a lot, 'what can one person do,' and I say 'I'm not really sure what one person can due except come together with other people.' View quote
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You say you're a Christian, Cause God made you, You say you're a Muslim, Cause God made you, You say you're a Hindu and the next man a Jew, Then we all kill each other, Cause God told us to? Nah!.. View quote
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I'm not an idealist. I know we're not going to be living in a world that's peace and love all the time. But we can live in a world where we kill each other a lot less. View quote
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Every bit of land is a holy land, and every drop of water is a holy water, and every single child is a son or a daughter of the one earth mama, and the one earth papa. View quote
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The harder they hit us, the louder we become, kind of like the skin on a drum. View quote
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The world can't have a global solution to climate change with U.S. action alone; and the world can't have a global solution without U.S. action. View quote
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Collectively, we activists are essential to advancing U.S. policy to help empower marginalized people to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty for good. View quote
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Power to the peaceful! (Michael Franti)
I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night. View quote
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If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems. View quote
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No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother. View quote
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Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human. View quote
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