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Holly Near Quotes

My parents encouraged thought. You’ll get through life better if you learn how to think Picture Quote #1

Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think Picture Quote #1

My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we’d grown up in the city, we would have been red - diaper babies Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, ‘Oh well, that’s for women’ Picture Quote #1

When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained Picture Quote #1

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White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

... when I am willing, all sound is available to me Picture Quote #1

Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic Picture Quote #1

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they’ll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs Picture Quote #1

I like this life. I like it when it’s hard, and I like it better when it’s not, but I know you don’t get the sweet part without the bitter Picture Quote #1

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The women’s movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we’ll never be able to count Picture Quote #1

To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, ‘Oh well, that’s for women’ Picture Quote #1

My creativity and my political work are linked. I don’t do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility Picture Quote #1

Time has passed through me and become a song Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

It’s been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can’t do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

People love to hear the mistakes you’ve made Picture Quote #1

Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away Picture Quote #1

Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading Picture Quote #1

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You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they’ll eat it Picture Quote #1

The war on drugs is a war against the communities Picture Quote #1

It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think Picture Quote #1

I’m not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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My parents encouraged thought. You’ll get through life better if you learn how to think. (Holly Near Quotes) Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think (Holly Near Quotes) My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we’d grown up in the city, we would have been red - diaper babies (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) To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, ‘Oh well, that’s for women’ (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) White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people (Holly Near Quotes) 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 (Holly Near Quotes) ... when I am willing, all sound is available to me (Holly Near Quotes) Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic (Holly Near Quotes) When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they’ll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs. (Holly Near Quotes) I like this life. I like it when it’s hard, and I like it better when it’s not, but I know you don’t get the sweet part without the bitter. (Holly Near Quotes) The women’s movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we’ll never be able to count. (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, that’s for women’. (Holly Near Quotes) My creativity and my political work are linked. I don’t do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility. (Holly Near Quotes) Time has passed through me and become a song (Holly Near Quotes) 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. (Holly Near Quotes) 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. (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) It’s been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can’t do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how. (Holly Near Quotes) 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. (Holly Near Quotes) People love to hear the mistakes you’ve made (Holly Near Quotes) Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away (Holly Near Quotes) Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading (Holly Near Quotes) You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they’ll eat it (Holly Near Quotes) The war on drugs is a war against the communities (Holly Near Quotes) It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think (Holly Near Quotes) I’m not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture (Holly Near Quotes) 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 (Holly Near Quotes) 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 (Holly Near Quotes)

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