"Making of poetry, music, dance and art as culture-making in the service of nation-making. You can find writings that make that purpose for art quite explicit."

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Mark McMorris

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“We do the same thing in our own lives, embracing information that supports what we already prefer or vindicates choices we previously made.After all, it feels better to justify our opinions rather than challenge them, to contemplate only the pros and relegate the cons to the back of our minds. However, if we want to make the most of choice, we have to be willing to make ourselves uncomfortable. The question is, if we are willing, how exactly do we go about fortifying ourselves against these biases?”
“A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow.”
“What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse.”
“So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.”
“If time flies when you're having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don't think you're having enough.”
“Anarchism has a broad back, like paper it endures anything,”
“Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch?”
“I can't let things go when it comes to stop painting. It has to be my way.”

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