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Holly Near

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


— Holly Near


#killing #people #show #who #why

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


— Holly Near


#guts #huge #intelligence #keep #leap

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


#bitter #get #hard #i #know

Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.


— Holly Near


#child #intended #lullaby #much #music

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


— Holly Near


#being #hurt #part #shocked #surprised

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


— Holly Near


#able #attitudes #changed #completely #count

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


— Holly Near


#i #learn #make #mistakes #opportunity

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


— Holly Near


#artists #i #lot #people #political

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


#believe #day #first #handed #i

People love to hear the mistakes you've made.


— Holly Near


#love #made #mistakes #people #you






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When asked why in a 2010 interview by JD Doyle for Queer Music Heritage Holly Near replied "I don't know why. The show was presented at The San Jose Rep and in Los Angeles at The Mark Taper Forum as well as productions in San Francisco and off Broadway in NYC. And until the one I am with and I part ways then I am just what I am in that relationship and I don't much think about what I will do next.

Holly Near (born June 6 1949 in Ukiah California) is an American singer-songwriter actor teacher and activist for social change.

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