If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.

Men are like roses. You have to watch out for the pricks.

Be a rose that gives fragrance of overwhelming happiness not a thorn that pricks unexpectedly.

If they want peace nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.