Holly Near Quotes
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Poverty without a people's government looks like hopelessness, but to see poverty in organized communities is to see relief-in-progress.
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If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.
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Time has passed through me and become a song.
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You can kill that man but not his song, When it's sung the whole world round...
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White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people.
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Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading.
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You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there.
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You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it.
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Something happens to me when I witness someone's courage. They may not know I'm watching and I might not let them know. But something happens to me that will last me for a lifetime. To fill me when I'm empty, and rock me when I'm low.
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I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children
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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.
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We are a gentle angry people We are a land of many colors We are gay and straight together We are a peaceful loving people And we are singing, singing for our lives.
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The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.
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I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture.
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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.
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I am not here for me I am not here to promote my ego I am here to serve the Great Spirit To be a voice for those afraid to speak To be movement for those who are stuck I am here to reveal a mystery To learn something new about myself
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People love to hear the mistakes you've made.
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My voice is my instrument. ... It is not in the throat, from where it appears to come. It is in my feet and how they touch the floor, in my legs and how they lift and sink with the rhythm of the song. It is in my hips and belly and lower back.
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To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner.
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All my life I have gone out on a limb, but I have turned the limb into a bridge, and there is cool, clear water flowing under.
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When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.
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Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.
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Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.
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My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.
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It doesn't take long to sum up the major theses of most popular music: he loves me; he left me; I need him; I needed him, but now I need his best friend. Rather limited scope.
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My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.
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Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic.
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The war on drugs is a war against the communities.
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Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.
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I don't 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.
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