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.
DAR WILLIAMSAt this point, I feel like I have roots in a lot of places. I have friends who have put down roots, in Seattle and San Francisco and Portland, and I feel very close to them.
More Dar Williams Quotes
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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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At this point, I feel like I have roots in a lot of places. I have friends who have put down roots, in Seattle and San Francisco and Portland, and I feel very close to them.
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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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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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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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When we learn about ourselves, we can evolve.
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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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What was nice about the nineties is that it was an example of music that responded to a desire of the times. It spoke to the social conditions of the times.
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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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And where does magic come from? I think that magic’s in the learning.
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All 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
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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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The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.
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I have a sordid past.
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