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Frank 2018: closing video

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We’re going to need all the creativity and innovation we can muster. If you can give them something they can do in a day, a week, a month, an hour, you’ve got them hooked. There’s a train of calling. Don’t need no baggage. You just get on board. So for us to have that great sense of communication, when we play, we’re going to learn each other’s communication styles. You don’t need no ticket. You just thank the Lord. Everybody has a story and I don’t want to miss out on any of those stories. The word why really solves problems. You know, it gets to solutions, it’s inclusive, you don’t dig your heels in the sand, you ask people why. Why do you think that? Why do you want that? Why do you need it? I think craft can be more than fun. The first one is that it can really help with critical thinking, which isn’t always that fun. If we’re honest, it means your brain hurts a little bit. Among those loved the most. The problem is that the truth isn’t loud enough. We could get rid of all that fake news and still not be where we want to be. Both liberals and conservatives have moral reasons for their beliefs. So moral opponents aren’t fundamentally evil. There ain’t no room for the hopeless in a… Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own? Don’t just focus on your message. Focus on that connection. Get people smiling, get people laughing, get them going, Wow, that can help carry your message to a lot more people. So people get ready. There’s a train of coming. We’re all just living. We all have something to learn from each other. And it’s through living life. Our experiences come to us through life, through living. The answer is fucking simple. It’s simple as fuck. If you do one thing, when you leave here today, you’re going to live, right? And that’s all you have to do.

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