I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.
DAR WILLIAMSThe best, most solid place to stand as you look at our present situation is on a foundation of history. The Roman Empire, the British Empire, and the Nazi empire all have things in common.
More Dar Williams Quotes
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Everyone has to decide how they’re going to appear in their lives, how they’re going to put themselves out there to the world.
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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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If you’re looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you’ve got to go to Wisconsin.
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For my 50th birthday I just want to make it all make sense [being exactly half introvert], and then a couple of weeks later do the blow-out with all my friends.
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They preach that I should save the world. They pray that I won’t do a better job of it.
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Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.
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The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.
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I have a sordid past.
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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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I’m just trying to be part of the movement that decentralizes and hopefully creates peace. By supporting smaller, democratic structures, you can effect change.
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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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I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.
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We have evolved to understand that language of power that’s taken too much.
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A straightforward capitalist society would’ve cut them off and let them die. So I was saved by my friends and by my family and by people who cared about me, and by modern psychotherapy that cared about women.
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I would push for more production and Steve Miller would say, “Why do you want to have more production when you have real songs? You don’t want to cover up the song.”
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