70 Quotes by Holly Near

Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away.

... when I am willing, all sound is available to me ...

Peace can start with just one heart.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.