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You see the transformation that the arts have on young people. It changes their lives for the better. That's where my engagement is.

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.

The aspect of kind of living in your imagination and creating a more romantic vision of the world than the reality that you're given - that's definitely something I can sort of relate to.

Whatever happened to a sense of idealism and embracing an idea that will help people and, in this case, children?

What I've learned is that life is a balance between idealism and realism.

The early expression of my youth was filled with all the aspects of art.

To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.