Phil Ochs: Quotes about hope

Phil Ochs was American protest singer and songwriter. Explore interesting quotes on hope.

Phil Ochs: 96 quotes2 likes

“They say they can't believe it, it's a sacrilegious shame
Now, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?
But you know I predicted it; I knew he had to fall
How did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.
Tell me every detail, I've got to know it all,
And do you have a picture of the pain?”

Phil Ochs

"Crucifixion"
Pleasures of the Harbor (1967)

“And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.”

Phil Ochs

Source: The Broadside Tapes 1 (made in the 1960s; published c. 1980), Liner notes

“And the evil is done in hopes that evil surrenders
but the deeds of the devil are burned too deep in the embers
and a world of hunger in vengeance will always remember
So please be reassured, we seek no wider war,
we seek no wider war.”

Phil Ochs

"We Seek No Wider War" http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/we-seek-no-wider-war.html (1965) from Farewells & Fantasies (1997) <br class="br">The song title alludes to a speech by Lyndon Johnson (17 Februaty 1965), in which he said, referring to the war in Vietnam: "We have no ambition there for ourselves, we seek no wider war." <br class="br">Lyrics

“I'm gonna give all I've got to give
Cross my heart, and I hope to live.”

Phil Ochs

"Cross My Heart" http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/cross-my-heart.html <br class="br">Pleasures of the Harbor (1967)