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Arlo Guthrie quotes (page 2 of 2)
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"The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living."
"What's in that pipe that he's smoking?"
"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!"
"You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system."
"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."
"There's only one God. Call him whatever you want"
"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."
"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."
"I froze in time! And I thought, "My God... I'm free!""
"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."
"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."