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Each year, every city in the world that can should have a multiday festival. More people meeting each other, digging new types of music, new foods, ne...more

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I think more tolerance, more people having more access to a chance to be literate, and a chance to stay healthy makes for a more peaceful planet.

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Enough Americans saw fit to give president Obama a second term. I don't think there will be many people keeping their Romney/Ryan bumper stickers on t...more

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I think young people should travel and travel often to other countries... like I do.

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We're at peak oil, peak water, peak resources, and so either we figure it out and let science lead or we head down a very bad, dark trail to where a l...more

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Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets so...more

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Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazi...more

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It is amazing to hear grown-up people rationalize homophobia and discrimination. The lengths they go to trying to prove their points take reason to it...more

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When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.

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Most Americans are very cool people.

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For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patie...more

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I hate painting with a broad brush, but I think the birther thing, at its root, is racist. The guy was born in Hawaii. A black guy is president. It's ...more

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Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward.

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While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the ...more

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Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.