Author: Holly Near

Quotes

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

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

- Holly Near

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

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

- Holly Near

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.

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.

- Holly Near

To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner.

To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner.

- Holly Near

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

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

- Holly Near

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

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

- Holly Near

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

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

- Holly Near

People love to hear the mistakes you've made.

People love to hear the mistakes you've made.

- Holly Near

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.

- Holly Near

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