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Every single soul is a poem.
Michael Franti
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Michael Franti
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 21
Composer
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Peace Activist
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Oakland
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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.
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I always know when a song is good or close to finished. When I sing it, it makes me feel the emotion. My tears will start flowing or I'll start laughing. I'll start feeling whatever intensity or emotion was the seed of that song.
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I believe that through positive thoughts, speech, action and attitudes, we change things for the better.
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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.
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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
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Be who you are, nothing more... nothing less.
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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.
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No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother.
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Many kids in foster homes have a lot of emotions that are hard to get out. It's important to let them know they can make a difference in the community.
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The more I see, the less I know.
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One of the things I love about yoga is that it brings you into the present moment. You aren't worried about what will happen tomorrow and you aren't thinking about what happened yesterday. It's about opening your heart and living from your heart.
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When we all see justice, then we'll all see peace!
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Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.
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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.
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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.
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My yoga practice, I do it because when I get on my mat, I know I'm going to be transformed. I know that whatever stresses are in my life or whatever worries I have or whatever monkey mind is happening for me, when I get off the mat, I'm going to be transformed.
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I drive a hybrid. It's a Ford Escape. That's my only car.
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I feel alive when I feel ease of heart.
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The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.
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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.
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