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A movie or piece of art can save your life in the same way your life can be saved by a policy or law. This is why politicians seek out movie stars, and why movie stars want to become politicians. They seek the same target, which is the soul of the people.

There is a lesson in this: Let the other guy save face with his people, but keep score.

When the game changes, you have to change with it. The more you change, the more you risk in order to survive—and it gets harder and scarier as you get older.