Michael Franti Quotes

You learn a lot when you're barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.

All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

When many little people in many little places do many little things, then the whole world changes.

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.

Life is too short to make just one decision, Music's too loud for just one station, Love is too big for just one nation, AND GOD IS TOO BIG FOR JUST ONE RELIGION...

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.

Don't settle for something that's not great. Don't feel like having a relationship that is not serving your needs is more important than having a relationship with yourself.

Every single soul is a poem.

It's never too late to start the day over.

Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.

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.

The more I see, the less I know.

God is too big for just one religion.

I believe that through positive thoughts, speech, action and attitudes, we change things for the better.

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.

Every bit of land is a Holy land, and every drop of water is Holy water, and every single child is a son or a daughter of the one Earth mama, and the one Earth papa.

Don't fear the night time, Because the monsters know that you're divine. And don't fear the sunshine, Because everything is better in the summer time...

Television, the drug of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.

Be who you are, nothing more... nothing less.

I've always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see.

Everyone deserves music.

My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds.

No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother.

Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity.

Power to the peaceful!

My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me.

If you love the planet or the neighborhood - you're finding ways to satisfy the soul of the planet or satisfy the soul of the neighborhood.

Only a rat can win a rat race.

Music gets us in touch with our emotions in a way that's more intimate than any other art form.

It ain't about who ya love, it's all about do ya love.

Music is also one of the great heart openers. Sometimes, you hear the lyrics of a song and you dance, laugh, smile, or perhaps even cry.

I want to promote positivity.

When we all see justice, then we'll all see peace!

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.

I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world.

My mother and father took me in and provided everything for me - the love, nurturing, basic necessities - to give me the space to grow wings, so that when I went out into the world, I could fly.

Many kids in foster homes have a lot of emotions that are hard to get out. It's important to let them know they can make a difference in the community.

The most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to different places.

I was adopted when I was a baby. My mother carried me for nine months and she held me for one hour, and didn't see me again.

Star Wars is mythology. Its like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. Its the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless.

San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.

The corporate media is there to push the agenda of the sponsors, and many of those sponsors are weapons manufacturers. So it stands to reason that you won't get a diversity of opinions on television.

Those who start wars, never fight them, And those who fight wars, they never like them...

I drive a hybrid. It's a Ford Escape. That's my only car.

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.

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.'

It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.

Today we are in a war against war - music is our power.