Singer-songwriter

Explore 65 quotes by Singer-songwriters

Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, some day.

Pete Seeger

We Shall Overcome

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Topic

Social progress Progress

Speaker

Pete Seeger

Source

We Shall Overcome

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk music

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Simmons, Lucille. "We Will Overcome." People's Songs Bulletin, 1947. Originally sung by Lucille Simmons and tobacco workers during a cigar workers strike. 1945, Charleston, SC, USA.

Everybody knows the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows.

Leonard Cohen

Everybody Knows

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Topic

Things are getting worse

Speaker

Leonard Cohen

Source

Everybody Knows

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Cohen, Leonard and Sharon Robinson. "Everybody Knows." Performed by Leonard Cohen. I'm Your Man. Columbia Records, 1988.

It is the most violent people who go for love and peace.

John Lennon

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Topic

Peace movement Human nature

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Playboy Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Lennon, John. "Playboy Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono." Interviewed by David Sheff. Playboy, Jan. 1981.

There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.

Patti Smith

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Topic

Books

Author

Patti Smith

Source

National Book Award for Patti Smith

Medium

Award acceptance speech Speech

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Smith, Patti. Quoted in National Book Award for Patti Smith, written by Julie Bosman. New York Times, 17 Nov. 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/books/18awards.html

We are stardust,
We are golden,
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden.

Joni Mitchell

Woodstock

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Topic

Garden of Eden Modern life

Speaker

Joni Mitchell

Source

Woodstock

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Mitchell, Joni. "Woodstock." Ladies of the Canyon. Reprise Records, 1970.