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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.

Dar Williams

I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.
DAR WILLIAMS

Kids Parent People
They preach that I should save the world. They pray that I won’t do a better job of it.
DAR WILLIAMS

Jobs Praying World
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.
DAR WILLIAMS

Bridges Fun People
Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.
DAR WILLIAMS

Citing Favorite Thinking
Slavery doesn’t have any positives.
DAR WILLIAMS

Any Positives Slavery
If you’re looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you’ve got to go to Wisconsin.
DAR WILLIAMS

Attitude Crunchy Wisconsin
The 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
DAR WILLIAMS

Goodbye Passed School Summer
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.
DAR WILLIAMS

Country People Portland Roots
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.
DAR WILLIAMS

Bullshit Feelings Towns
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.
DAR WILLIAMS

Change Movement Structure Trying
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.
DAR WILLIAMS

Birthday Blow Couple
And I’ll act like I have faith, and like that faith never ends, but I really just have friends.
DAR WILLIAMS

Ends Faith Friend Have
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.”
DAR WILLIAMS

Play Sound Thinking
And where does magic come from? I think that magic’s in the learning.
DAR WILLIAMS

Come Learning Magic Thinking
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.
DAR WILLIAMS

Careers Couple Thinking
I have a sordid past.
DAR WILLIAMS

Happen Past Sordid

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