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- President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls…
- Many people are afraid to talk about race because it's so emotionally loaded. We don't have the vocabulary to talk about it. Every day, our…
- You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy.
- I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they're going to spend their lives.
- We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us?
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