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I think in all cultural organizations there has to be renewal. I'm also of a certain age that someone new can come in with a breath of fresh air. Things change, and I think that's important.

I think that's a very important part of what we need in this country, is that sense that we have lived through so many stages and that we are entering into a new stage where we could create something completely different.

There's too much of a culture that exists out there, what I call an expectancy culture, of things being provided.

If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it.

What America needs is not just another politician or more promises. What America needs is a revival.

What I find sad is that the New Age movement is primarily a commercial undertaking. But it is answering to a human need.

The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence.

I think the next president needs to lead on cultural issues and experience, particularly on foreign policy.

Our voices need to be raised in unison against the deterioration of our culture.

We need more theatres, more art and more culture in this country.