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Holly Near Quotes
A lot of artists say, Im not political. People are afraid of this word. - Holly Near Quotes
I dont believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it. - Holly Near Quotes
I like this life. I like it when its hard, and I like it better when its not, but I know you dont get the sweet part without the bitter. - Holly Near Quotes
Im not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture. - Holly Near Quotes
If I didnt think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldnt sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing. - Holly Near Quotes
If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. - Holly Near Quotes
It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. - Holly Near Quotes
Its been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You cant do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how. - Holly Near Quotes
Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think. - Holly Near Quotes
Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling. - Holly Near Quotes
Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way. - Holly Near Quotes
My creativity and my political work are linked. I dont do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility. - Holly Near Quotes
My parents encouraged thought. Youll get through life better if you learn how to think. - Holly Near Quotes
My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if wed grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies. - Holly Near Quotes
Once women are not excluded, I dont think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasnt the point. - Holly Near Quotes
Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt. - Holly Near Quotes
Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself. - Holly Near Quotes
People love to hear the mistakes youve made. - Holly Near Quotes
The war on drugs is a war against the communities. - Holly Near Quotes
The womens movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways well never be able to count. - Holly Near Quotes
To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain. - Holly Near Quotes
To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, Oh well, thats for women. - Holly Near Quotes
To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner. - Holly Near Quotes
We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under. - Holly Near Quotes
When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope theyll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs. - Holly Near Quotes
When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained. - Holly Near Quotes
When we make mistakes, say, Im blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this. - Holly Near Quotes
White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people. - Holly Near Quotes
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong? - Holly Near Quotes
You cant just leave out one part; the bread wont rise if the yeast isnt there. - Holly Near Quotes
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