70 Quotes by Holly Near




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

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

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    Something 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.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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