Woody Guthrie

“This machine kills fascists.”

“I know the police cause you troubleThey cause trouble everywhereBut when you die and go to heavenYou find no policeman there”

“There's several ways of saying what's on your mind. And in states and counties where it ain't too healthy to talk too loud, speak your mind, or even vote like you want to, folks have found other ways of getting the word around. One of the mainest ways is by singing.”

“I got started in Oklahoma. That's where I was born. Population down there is one-third Indians, one-third Negroes and one-third white people.”

“If you play more than two chords, you're showing off.”

“I like to write about wherever I happen to be.”

“I ain't a Communist necessarily, but I been in the red all my life.”

“Left wing, chicken wing, it don't make no difference to me.”

“This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York Island. From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.”

“Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.”

“Take it easy, but take it.”

“As I went walking I saw a sign thereAnd on the sign it said "No Trespassing."But on the other side it didn't say nothing,That side was made for you and me.This land is your land, this land is my landFrom California to the New York islandFrom the Redwood forest to the Gulf Stream watersThis land was made for you and me.”