Explore Quotes by 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.

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

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

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

The war on drugs is a war against the communities.

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

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.

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

In my life, the stories I have heard from my family, my friends, my community, and from willing strangers all over the world have been the true source of my education.

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

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

I am not here for me _x000D__x000D_I am not here to promote my ego _x000D__x000D_I am here to serve the Great Spirit _x000D__x000D_To be a voice for those afraid to speak _x000D__x000D_To be movement for those who are stuck _x000D__x000D_I am here to reveal a mystery _x000D__x000D_To learn something new about myself

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

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.

We are a gentle angry people _x000D__x000D_We are a land of many colors _x000D__x000D_We are gay and straight together _x000D__x000D_We are a peaceful loving people _x000D__x000D_And we are singing, singing for our lives.

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

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

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

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

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

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