God looks like a guidance counselor, God’s got that smile. God says, ‘How could this be? That’s really odd I guess I’ll have to check my records, silly me, you know, I’m only God.’
DAR WILLIAMSAll the things you treasure most will be the hardest won I will watch you struggle long before the answers come But I won’t make it harder, I’ll be there to cheer you on I’ll shine the light that guides you down the road you’re walking on
More Dar Williams Quotes
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I really lucked out with that song [“As Cool As I Am”]. Men were becoming much more comfortable with all the different facets and parts of their identity, including their gentler, funnier, sillier, nurturing parts. They started showing up.
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The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.
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I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.
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But where do we come up with this notion of a woman in which the less space you take up, the more you’re worth?
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Every once in a while I’ll say something…I dropped the F-bomb early on in my career. There was this lesbian couple and they looked super-hip.
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One of them looked at me and shook her head, like “Don’t do that.” I think she was doing it to say, “It doesn’t work.” She didn’t say anything but it was this cautionary moment. I knew it didn’t work. There are just so many other words to choose from.
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I would encourage people to bridge broadly and creatively in their communities, not just because that creates the most fun and resiliency, but also because it creates the most points of access for people to be part of the community, which is what democracy is at its best.
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Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.
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I’ve watched towns and cities evolve and become very resilient, and fun, and unique, and prosperous on their own terms. And the secret is bridging. It’s when the local church has a fun clothing swap fundraiser with a temple, and then the next year they bring in the mosque.
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I went from having three little jobs that I strung together to being on the road full-time; having some savings that my managers told me to spend.
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And you bring your words, But you’re just like them, You’re unprepared ‘Cause you don’t know the terrain
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I fear that to fall in love with you is to fall from a great and gruesome height.
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There’s tons of anger and angst and peculiarity and eccentricity, and good towns know that that’s okay. But towns that are kind of bullshit don’t know what to do with all those feelings.
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Every time you opt in to kindness Make one connection, used to divide us It echoes all over the world
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A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.
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