“If we really want to make an impact on the world we live in, if we are really trying to make the world a better place, then fundamentally, this becomes a morality problem, an ethics problem.”

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“I’m extremely grateful to have the opportunity to do some focused thinking and writing, as I work on my project, a new book tentatively entitled ‘Rethinking Metaphysics.’ ”

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“What’s so incredible about art is that it actually expands the possible in your own mind. I’m trying in my work to cause empowerment around who we get to be, and how.”

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