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Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a nat

Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room. – Eric Liu

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Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, its usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. – Eric Liu

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Politics
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Eric Liu
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We tend to think of politics as bad, full of dirty tricks, negative ads, big campaigns, but I am here to explore the original meaning of politics, which is positive and has to do with balancing competing interests and looking for solutions. – Eric Liu

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Politics
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Eric Liu
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True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We dont expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty. – Eric Liu

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Faith
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Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. – Abigail Adams

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Theres full consensus in the military that women shouldnt be in person-to-person combat. I dont know if we have enough experience to know whether this is the right approach. But women can be elsewhere. We have mandatory military service in Chile. I pushed for women in all areas. – Michelle Bachelet

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Im always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience. – Dave Brubeck

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I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me. – Ang Lee

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Its much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to solve their problem than wallow in the knowledge that theyre ill-equipped to solve their problems. – John Hawkes

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Knowledge

Suicidal violence is not the exclusive property of the Muslim world. Suicide bombings were a tactic of nationalist struggles in 19th-century Europe and Russia, the far east during the second world war and the Vietnam war, and in modern Sri Lanka. – James Buchan

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And it is very sexy as well: somebody says Im taking you on a surprise date, you dont know where you are going and you cant see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. – Emily Watson

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I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, dont be frightened, you cant do anything wrong, its your show. – Rickie Lee Jones

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