Michael Franti Quotes - Page 4

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• During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come.

  Michael Franti

  Eye, Israel, Japan

  "Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change" by Michael Franti, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2009.

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• I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.

  Michael Franti

  Thinking, People, Soul

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

  Michael Franti

  Car, Hybrid

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• Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience.

  Michael Franti

  People, Resilience, Climate

  "Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change" by Michael Franti, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2009.

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

  Michael Franti

  San Francisco, Misfits, Weirdo

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• The U.S. has historically been the world's largest contributor to climate change.

  Michael Franti

  Climate, World, Climate Change

  "Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change" by Michael Franti, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2009.

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• I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine.

  Michael Franti

  Years, Gaza Strip, Iraq

  "On the Side of the Peacemakers". Interview with Michael Beckel, www.motherjones.com. March 13, 2006.

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• I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there to get by and to play basketball. But a funny thing happened to me when I got to college. I got challenged by the work and the professors.

  Michael Franti

  Basketball, School, College

  "POP MUSIC : A 'News Junkie' and His Rap : 10 QUESTIONS : MICHAEL FRANTI : Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy". Interview with Dennis Hunt, articles.latimes.com. August 23, 1992.

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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.

  Michael Franti

  Spiritual, Military, Priorities

  "It's Never Too Late". "Michael Franti & Spearhead" live performance at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in New York City, www.youtube.com. March 8, 2007.

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• Through music I either tame my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. I don't want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home

  Michael Franti

  Music, Home, Want

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• Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human.

  Michael Franti

  Sometimes, Hardest, Things To Do

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

  Michael Franti

  War, Today, Music Is

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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.

  Michael Franti

  Climate, World, Action

  "Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change" by Michael Franti, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2009.

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• 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.

  Michael Franti

  Hurt, Fighting, Names

  "'The troops thought: this guy's got balls'". Interview with Dorian Lynskey, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2006.

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• There are so many things to be worried about, and I wanted to make a record that people could put on, and it would lift them up the way the sun did for me each day.

  Michael Franti

  People, Records, Each Day

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

  Michael Franti

  War, Fighting, Start Wars

  "Song: Time to Go Home (Yell Fire)". July 25, 2006.

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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.'

  Michael Franti

  People, Together, Ask Me

  "Spearhead" live at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, www.youtube.com. April 19, 2007.

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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.

  Michael Franti

  Issues, Care, Republican

  "TERRA 240 - Bioneers - Part 1". Interview with George Potter, lifeonterra.com. 2007.

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• I've always wanted to be a communicator of ideas through music. Today, I wanna be the most effective musical communicator of social change I could be, so I try to find different ways to do it and I'm always challenging myself to find new things, learn new instruments. But I always try to find in my heart, what it is I really want to say with words.

  Michael Franti

  Heart, Ideas, Challenges

  "Reasoning with Michael Franti". Interview with Marlon Regis, jahworks.org.

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• I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear the politicians and the military leaders. You have to hear from the taxi drivers. You have to hear from the painters. You have to hear from the poets. You have to hear from the school teachers and the filmmakers and musicians.

  Michael Franti

  Teacher, Military, School

  "Reasoning With Michael Franti". Interview with Marlon Regis, jahworks.org. October 21.

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• I feel alive when I feel ease of heart.

  Michael Franti

  Heart, Alive, Ease

  "Michael Franti | Rocker. Chart Topper. Humanitarian. Bad Ass. Inspiration". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• The times when I feel not alive is when I feel stifled, when I feel like the emotion that's in me is not coming out. I'm too busy, too hectic. I'm serving my iPhone more than my spirit. Those are the times I feel bad.

  Michael Franti

  Iphone, Alive, Spirit

  "Michael Franti | Rocker. Chart Topper. Humanitarian. Bad Ass. Inspiration". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I could be really sad and I start to cry; I feel alive then. I could be at a concert and I throw my hands up in the air and I feel elation; I feel alive then.

  Michael Franti

  Air, Hands, Alive

  "Michael Franti | Rocker. Chart Topper. Humanitarian. Bad Ass. Inspiration". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Love is the action of soul satisfaction.

  Michael Franti

  Love Is, Soul, Satisfaction

  Song: Speaking of Tongues, Album: Stay Human, 2001

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• When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.

  Michael Franti

  Jamaica, Tourists, Bob

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