Arlo Guthrie Quotes

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?

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.

Everyone has troubles. Finding yourself in the same boat with everyone else is the first sign of spirituality.

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

If you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud.

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.

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.

I don't want a pickle, just want to ride on my motorsickle

Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted.

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.

I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.

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.

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.'

I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.

Coming into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys. Don't touch my bags, if you please Mr. Customs man.

The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living.

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.

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.

What's in that pipe that he's smoking?

You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system.

There's only one God. Call him whatever you want

Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob Dylan ever caught anything.

Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?

The New York State Freeway's closed, man. Far out!

There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America

We had a great time on the bench talking about crime, mother-stabbin', father raping, all kinds of groovy things.

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.

No Judgment = No Expectations: That's my motto.

It's about the time I was riding my Motorcycle, going down a mountain road at 150 miles an hour, playing my guitar.

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.

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.

I froze in time! And I thought, "My God... I'm free!"

But think of the last guy. For one minute, think of the last guy. Nobodys got it worse than that guy. Nobody in the whole world.

Along with a sense of humor, my songs have to be sincere, and they have to be sung from a position of inner conviction.