70 Quotes by Holly Near

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The war on drugs is a war against the communities.

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

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.