They preach that I should save the world. They pray that I won’t do a better job of it.
DAR WILLIAMSThe summer ends and we wonder who we are And there you go, my friends, with your boxes in your car And today I passed the high school, the river, the maple tree I passed the farms that made it
More Dar Williams Quotes
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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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The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.
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I am one of those sort of “lesser” types, those sensitive types, those people who wouldn’t have made it on their own if other people hadn’t helped them.
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There’s always people who came 600 miles to hear the song you didn’t play.
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If you’re lucky you find something that reflects you, Helps you feel your life, protects you, Cradles you and connects you to everything.
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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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We all do the wrong thing. And then we have to wake up the next morning and live with the fact that we have done things that are wrong.
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And where does magic come from? I think that magic’s in the learning.
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I am happy to do political fundraisers. I always hope that my friends will be, too. It’s part of who you are and you shouldn’t feel ashamed of what you believe in.
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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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It’s a collective truth that slavery is wrong, that child labor is wrong, that gross inequality is wrong. God didn’t send it.
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I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.
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I remember doing “As Cool As I Am” and Steve Miller, the producer, saying “I really hear a drum loop here. I want to play it for you.”
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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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[Mortal City ] was also the beginning of the reality of the fact that I was going to have little pieces of my personality identifying with all of these different parts of the country.
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