Top 60 Michael Franti Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “It’s never too late to start the day over.”

— Michael Franti

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2. “When we all see justice, then we’ll all see peace!”

— Michael Franti

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3. “When many little people in many little places do many little things, then the whole world changes.”

— Michael Franti

4. “Power to the peaceful!”

— Michael Franti

5. “Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human.”

— Michael Franti

6. “We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can’t bomb it into peace.”

— Michael Franti

7. “God is too big for just one religion.”

— Michael Franti

8. “The more I see, the less I know.”

— Michael Franti

9. “Life is too short to make just one decision, music is too loud for just one station, love is too big for just one nation, and God is too big for just one religion!”

— Michael Franti

10. “Those who start wars never fight them, and those who fight wars never like them.”

— Michael Franti

11. “Television, the drug of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation...”

— Michael Franti

12. “Love is the action of soul satisfaction.”

— Michael Franti

13. “Music is sunshine. Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood. Music gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose.”

— Michael Franti

14. “Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.”

— Michael Franti

15. “I think of love as an action. Finding something that’s outside of yourself, to serve someone else’s soul, helping to ignite someone else’s spirit, to bring about ease of heart and joy, serenity in somebody else.”

— Michael Franti

16. “It ain’t about who ya love, it’s all about do ya love.”

— Michael Franti

17. “You learn a lot when you’re barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.”

— Michael Franti

18. “Everyone deserves music.”

— Michael Franti

19. “Every single soul is a poem.”

— Michael Franti

20. “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.”

— Michael Franti

21. “Only a rat can win a rat race.”

— Michael Franti

22. “No life’s worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother.”

— Michael Franti

23. “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.”

— Michael Franti

24. “The main thing is to be myself. What I mean by that is, to be honest when called upon to express your feelings. The other thing is – maybe this should come first – to be a good listener. To close your mouth and to listen, and to be able to echo back what your partner says to you.”

— Michael Franti

25. “All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.”

— Michael Franti

26. “Star Wars is mythology. Its like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. Its the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless.”

— Michael Franti

27. “Can’t keep Love like money in the bank.”

— Michael Franti

28. “The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn’t changed.”

— Michael Franti

29. “Whenever people go out of their way to help other people – there’s power and beauty in our diversity.”

— Michael Franti

30. “It shouldn’t be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.”

— Michael Franti

31. “Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I’d sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, ‘Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.’ It really made me think about the importance of happy music.”

— Michael Franti

32. “When you’re in Jamaica, unless you’re in a tourist spot, you don’t hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.”

— Michael Franti

33. “My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds.”

— Michael Franti

34. “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.”

— Michael Franti

35. “Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.”

— Michael Franti

36. “Every bit of land is a Holy land, and every drop of water is Holy water, and every single child is a son or a daughter of the one Earth mama, and the one Earth papa.”

— Michael Franti

37. “The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.”

— Michael Franti

38. “Sometimes, I feel like I can do anything, and, sometimes, I’m so alive, sometimes, I feel like I could zoom across the sky and, sometimes, I wanna cry.”

— Michael Franti

39. “I’m a news junkie who’s constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what’s happening in the world.”

— Michael Franti

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40. “The times when I feel not alive is when I feel stifled, when I feel like the emotion that’s in me is not coming out. I’m too busy, too hectic. I’m serving my iPhone more than my spirit. Those are the times I feel bad.”

— Michael Franti

41. “If you love the planet or the neighborhood – you’re finding ways to satisfy the soul of the planet or satisfy the soul of the neighborhood.”

— Michael Franti

42. “I think the main thing I would say is, don’t settle. Don’t settle for something that’s not great.”

— Michael Franti

43. “Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience.”

— Michael Franti

44. “I’ve always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see.”

— Michael Franti

45. “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.”

— Michael Franti

46. “Today we are in a war against war – music is our power.”

— Michael Franti

47. “Don’t fear the nighttime, cause the monsters know that you’re divine. Don’t fear the sunshine, cause everything’s better in the summertime.”

— Michael Franti

48. “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, but then we all kill each other cause God told us to? Naw!”

— Michael Franti

49. “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.”

— Michael Franti

50. “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.”

— Michael Franti