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“They say to think within the box, but it's funny how those in the box never go anywhere, where those outside it, get to see the world.”

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“Why have so many schools reduced the time and emphasis they place on art, music, and physical education? The answer is beyond simple: those areas aren’t measured on the all-important tests. You know where those areas are measured… in life! Art, music, and a healthy lifestyle help us develop a richer, deeper, and more balanced perspective. Never before have we needed more of an emphasis on the development of creativity, but schools have gone the exact opposite direction in an effort to make the best test-taking automatons possible. Our economy no longer rewards people for blindly following rules and becoming a cog in the machine. We need risk-takers, outside-the-box thinkers, and entrepreneurs; our school systems do the next generation a great disservice by discouraging these very skills and attitudes. Instead of helping and encouraging them to find and develop their unique strengths, they're told to shut up, put the cell phones away, memorize these facts and fill in the bubbles.”

“«O persone ragionevoli!», esclamai sorridendo «Passione! Ubriacamento! Pazzia! Voi uomini per bene, come rimanete impassibili ed estranei a tutto questo! Rimproverate l'ubriacone, condannate l'insensato, passate loro dinnanzi come il sacrificatore, e ringraziate Iddio, come il fariseo, perché non mi ha fatto simili a loro! Più di una volta io mi sono ubriacato, le mie passioni non sono mai tanto lontane dalla follia, ma non mi pento, perché ho imparato, dietro la mia esperienza, a capire che tutti gli uomini fuori del comune che hanno fatto qualcosa di grande, qualcosa di apparentemente impossibile, sono stati in ogni tempo considerati ubriachi o pazzi... Ma anche nella vita d'ogni giorno è intollerabile sentir gridare ogniqualvolta stia per compiersi un'azione libera, nobile e inaspettata: "Quest'uomo è ubriaco, è pazzo". Vergognatevi, uomini sobri! Vergognatevi, uomini saggi!»”

“I think of the New Testament story of the woman with an issue of blood--specifically of her hand reaching out into the clutter and chaos of a crowd, not sure that she would reach Christ, but nevertheless reaching for him in hope. Her story is sacred to me because she truly believed that by reaching outside of the bounds that her culture had set for her--perhaps even the bounds she had set for herself--she could be made whole.”