“We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.” WorldPeacePiecesBombsHydrogen Bomb Author:Michael Franti
“All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.” PeopleWorldFreakFreakyBeauty Of The World Author:Michael Franti
“The U.S. has historically been the world's largest contributor to climate change.” WorldClimateClimate ChangeContributors Author:Michael Franti
“When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world.” WorldFirstsEnoughProblemSongAngry Author:Michael Franti
“I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world.” WorldLooksReadingNewsHappeningsNewspapersMagazinesJunkieReading Newspapers Author:Michael Franti
“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.” ThinkingWorldNeedsDifferentSchoolVoiceLeaderTeacherMilitaryPoetPoliticianRight NowMusicianPainterFilmmakerDriversComing OutTaxiSchool TeachersMilitary LeaderDifferent Voices Author:Michael Franti
“We only have X amount of days and time on this planet - how am I going to spend that time? The way that I want to spend it is caring about the people that I love the most, and fighting to make the world a more livable place for everybody.” PeopleWorldWayWantFightingPlanetsAmountCaring Author:Michael Franti
“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.” WorldGivingMotherFatherGrowsSpaceGive MeWingsNurturingMother And Father Author:Michael Franti
“I have a passion to make a difference in the world. And that difference can be just making the fans at my show leave with a smile on their face and feeling uplifted.” WorldShowsFeelingsFacesPassionDifferencesFansMaking A Difference Author:Michael Franti
“I believe that in order to tackle the big issues of the world today, like environmental issues, we need everybody's involvement. We need the resources of the corporate world. We need the cooperation of governments. We need the wisdom of indigenous people.” PeopleWorldNeedsBelieveBigsGovernmentTodayOrderI BelieveIssuesResourcesEnvironmentalCorporateCooperationIndigenousInvolvementWorld TodayIndigenous PeopleCorporate WorldEnvironmental Issues Author:Michael Franti
“The hardest part about what I do, the most vulnerable place is my relationship with my family and Sara, my amazing partner, because I'm leaving a lot. And as a touring artist, I'm constantly coming and going, but also when I'm at home, my studio's at home. I'm leaving to go into a music world in my head.” WorldHomeArtistMy FamilyLeavingStudiosPartnersHardestVulnerableTouring Author:Michael Franti
“A lot of times we look at the whole world and think, 'it's so daunting, how can we change the whole world?' and you don't need to do that, what you need to do is change your world a little bit, and see if you can, through example, inspire others to do the same thing.” IfsThinkingWorldNeedsLooksLittlesWholeBitsExampleInspireLittle BitWhole WorldInspire Others Author:Michael Franti
“If the first casualty of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family member killed, we are not creating goodwill and harmony, but rather another child who believes violence is the only means to bring about change in the world.” IfsWorldFirstsBelieveMeanChildrenWarLeaderEconomyViolenceWallMembersCreatingBuiltHarmonyDestroyedInnocenceBombsBulletsGoodwillFamily MembersCasualties Author:Michael Franti
“When many little people in many little places do many little things, then the whole world changes.” PeopleWorldLittlesWholeWhole WorldLittle Things Author:Michael Franti
“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.” IfsKnowsWorldHelpingNightDifficultChanging The World Author:Michael Franti
“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.” WorldActionSolutionsClimateClimate Change Author:Michael Franti
