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Holly Near (born June 6, 1949 in Ukiah, California) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist.

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Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think.

Expression, Food, Like, Song, Thinking

I 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

Believe, Children, Live, Reach, Selfish

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

Afraid, Artist, People, Political

Peace can start with just one heart.

Heart, Just One, Peace, Start

My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.

Creativity, Guilt, Responsibility, Work, Work Out

My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.

Encouraged, Ifs, Life, Parent, Think, Thinking

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

Keep, Making, Mistake, Mistakes, Motivational, Wisdom

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.

Children, Music, Nation, Sleep, Sweet, Whole

Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic.

Art, Like, Magic, Natural, Self

If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing.

Singing, Think, Thinking, Way

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

Given, Giving, Purpose, Thoughts

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.

Courage, Inspirational, Let, Rock, Rocks

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

Community, Government, People, Poverty, See

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

Bread, Ifs, Part, Yeast

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

Artist, Hurt, Shocked, Willing

Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

Damn, Giving, Pronouns, Thinking, Umpires, Women

It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think.

Essential, Essentials, Interested, Men, Thinking, Women

My voice is my instrument. . . . It is not in the throat, from where it appears to come. It is in my feet and how they touch the floor, in my legs and how they lift and sink with the rhythm of the song. It is in my hips and belly and lower back.

Belly, Feet, Lower, Sink, Song, Voice

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

Death, Fear, Kill, Killing Someone, People, Wrong

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.

Audience, Concerts, See, Song, Songs

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