John Denver quotes

John Denver was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and activist, widely recognized for his folk and country-inspired music. His songs such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Annie's Song" became beloved classics. He remains an enduring icon of heartfelt songwriting and environmental advocacy. Here are 20 of his quotes:

Things go up and down. If you can survive the down, it will come back. (John Denver)
My purpose in performing is to communicate the joy I experience in living. View quote
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Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves we are the same. View quote
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I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences. View quote
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Divorce is just the most awful thing in the world. View quote
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It's a great big step for me to open my heart up even a little bit. View quote
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Peace is a conscious choice. View quote
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I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that. View quote
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I don't want to just entertain people. I want to touch them. View quote
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You Fill Up My Senses. View quote
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At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad; I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John and Anna Kate's father, boy, that's enough for me to be remembered by. That's more than enough. (John Denver)
I've had a deep love affair with skiing for many years. View quote
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We must begin to make what I call 'conscious choices', and to really recognize that we are the same. It's from that place in my heart that I write my songs. View quote
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I know I'm incapable of orchestrating an entire film. View quote
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I get an awful lot of fan mail, and I read all that I can. View quote
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Heck, I'm no Henry Mancini or Michel Legrand. I just play the guitar and write songs. View quote
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I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular. View quote
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I think the biggest problem in the world is that we have a generation of young people, and maybe two, who don't think it's going to get any better. View quote
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I think more about the family now. That's an interesting progression for me. View quote
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We don't teach kids how to feel, we don't give them the words to go by. View quote
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Occupation: American Musician
Born: December 31, 1943
Died: October 12, 1997
Quotes count: 20
Wikipedia: John Denver

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