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
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  3. Life ... is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. - William Shakespeare
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More Quotes By Michael Franti
  1. You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace. Power to the peaceful.
  2. My greatest sense of accomplishment has come from having two amazing sons, but it's also a paradox in that the times when I felt like the biggest failure have been times when I felt like, as a parent, I wasn't making the right decisions or...
  3. All my songs are different, but from the overall experience, I want people to sense that they can overcome and move through difficult times and find strength in my music. Maybe it's a song that makes them cry and move through something else.
  4. Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood.
  5. If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security...
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