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You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there. — Holly Near

White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people. — Holly Near

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

A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word. — Holly Near

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

You can kill a man but not a song when it's sung the whole world 'round. — Holly Near

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

Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away. — Holly Near

Poverty without a people's government looks like hopelessness, but to see poverty in organized communities is to see relief-in-progress. — Holly Near

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

Time has passed through me and become a song. — Holly Near

People love to hear the mistakes you've made. — Holly Near

My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility. — Holly Near

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling. — Holly Near

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

Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic. — Holly Near

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong? — Holly Near

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs. — Holly Near

It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. — Holly Near

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

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

The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count. — Holly Near

The war on drugs is a war against the communities. — Holly Near

Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading. — Holly Near

We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under. — Holly Near

Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think. — Holly Near

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

The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace. — Holly Near

My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think. — Holly Near

You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it. — Holly Near

Peace can start with just one heart. — Holly Near

When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this. — Holly Near

I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture. — Holly Near

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

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

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. — Holly Near

When I am willing, all sound is available to me ... — Holly Near

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt. — Holly Near

If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing. — Holly Near

When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained. — Holly Near

The bravest warriors are the ones who stand for peace. — Holly Near