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We have evolved to understand that language of power that's taken too much.

Dar Williams

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Dar Williams
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 19
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
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Mount Kisco
New York
Dorothy Snowden Williams
Dorothy Snowden Dar Williams
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I have a sordid past.
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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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When people in government [make mistakes], they don't say, those people in the government. They say, we've got a problem to solve.
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And the ones that know you so well are the ones that can swallow you whole.
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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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Go ahead, push your luck, find out how much love the world can hold.
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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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There was this moment in 2003 when I was asked to do a fundraiser for someone who was speaking out against the Iraq war when nobody was. I said, I will do a fundraiser for that guy. And then my friend John Hall, from the band Orleans...He ran for Congress in my district and won. I did a bunch of fundraisers for him.
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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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