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 NearLeaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.
Holly NearIn less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement! The solidarity movement! The women's movement! The disability movement! The disarmament movement! The gay rights movement! The environmental movement! Movement! Transformation! Is there any reason to believe we are done?
Holly NearWhen an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.
Holly NearPoverty without a people's government looks like hopelessness, but to see poverty in organized communities is to see relief-in-progress.
Holly NearLike any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic.
Holly NearI 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 NearPart of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.
Holly NearI 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 NearIf you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.
Holly NearWe who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.
Holly NearIn 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.
Holly NearOnce 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 NearSomething 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.
Holly NearMy creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.
Holly NearI 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 NearIt 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 NearThe women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.
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