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.'
Johnny Cash was a rebel, not only just in the musical sense, but he was somebody who was for the people, and an advocate for labor, for workers, for prisoners, people who have been trapped by the criminal justice system.
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.
San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.
Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience.
You say you're a Christian, Cause God made you, You say you're a Muslim, Cause God made you, You say you're a Hindu and the next man a Jew, Then we all kill each other, Cause God told us to? Nah!..
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.
I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.
It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.
I drive a hybrid. It's a Ford Escape. That's my only car.
Today we are in a war against war - music is our power.
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.
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.
I feel alive when I feel ease of heart.
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
