Dar Williams Quotes

Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.

Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.

In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone.

I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.

And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning.

God looks like a guidance counselor, God's got that smile. God says, 'How could this be? That's really odd I guess I'll have to check my records, silly me, you know, I'm only God.'

And if I had a camera Showing all the light we give And showing where the light extends I'd give it to my friends

Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.

If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.

Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.

Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.

Slavery doesn't have any positives.

If a war has to happen, a war has to happen.

But if you're looking to be spooked by really tall trees then you've got to go to Washington State.

I just think the reassurance and the steadiness and the hands-on kindness can make a huge difference.

When we learn about ourselves, we can evolve.

Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.

But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.

Arizona is really cool but I couldn't stay there for too long.

Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.

If you're lucky you find something that reflects you, Helps you feel your life, protects you, Cradles you and connects you to everything.

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.

There was a lot of distance between the Dar of The Honesty Room and the Dar of Mortal City, so there was no attempt.

I have odometer readings, kids; all sorts of measurements of what I've been doing for the last 20 years. I get it. I get that it was a while ago.

As I said in one of my songs, we're still abolishing slavery, but nobody says it's a good thing. Nobody justifies it.

It's a collective truth that slavery is wrong, that child labor is wrong, that gross inequality is wrong. God didn't send it.

I think we're coming to a place where we're saying all war is wrong. We might even learn something about the sensationalism we get caught up in with people like Donald Trump.

When people in government [make mistakes], they don't say, those people in the government. They say, we've got a problem to solve.

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.

I'm amazed at the adolescent nature of some of the religious fanatics in our government. And they're full of double standards.

The biggest difference would be made if we don't have wars to begin with.

It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't necessarily have to talk about one thing or another when you're on your own.

I am happy to do political fundraisers. I always hope that my friends will be, too. It's part of who you are and you shouldn't feel ashamed of what you believe in.

I think the music was speaking to that opening up of whose voice gets heard and how multidimensional that voice can be.

[Mortal City ] was also the beginning of the reality of the fact that I was going to have little pieces of my personality identifying with all of these different parts of the country.

I would push for more production and Steve Miller would say, "Why do you want to have more production when you have real songs? You don't want to cover up the song."

The only I would say is a little different is when I know my parents are in the audience. That's never going to be the same as another concert.

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

We all do the wrong thing. And then we have to wake up the next morning and live with the fact that we have done things that are wrong.

There are a lot of people out there who are exactly half extrovert and half introvert and they love to be extroverts as long as they have enough time to go off and figure it all out.

You know how people say they're either like a cat or a dog? I feel like a cat. I just want to be alone. Isn't that weird? It's a lot to take in.

There's always people who came 600 miles to hear the song you didn't play.

Go ahead, push your luck, find out how much love the world can hold.

The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.

A lot of men were also becoming more attuned and less afraid of women [in the nineties ].

The only word for love is everybody's name.

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.

They preach that I should save the world. They pray that I won't do a better job of it.

And I'll act like I have faith, and like that faith never ends, but I really just have friends.

I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.