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Michelle Obama on the arts:

The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.

The First Lady went on to discuss Rocco Landesman (no, not that Rocco), the nominee for Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, praising his entrepreneurship and "commitment to being a bridge between the philanthropic, non-profit and commercial arts community". Yeah!

[via The Clyde Fitch Report]