When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained. — Holly Near Demonstration Copy Share Image
To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to… — Holly Near Dinner Copy Share Image
You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there. — Holly Near Bread Copy Share Image
When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs. — Holly Near Audience Copy Share Image
All my life I have gone out on a limb, but I have turned the limb into a bridge, and there is… — Holly Near Bridges Copy Share Image
My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies. — Holly Near City Copy Share Image
You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it. — Holly Near Copy Share Image
“Why do we kill people, who have killed people, to show that killing people is wrong?” — Holly Near Killing Copy Share Image
I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of… — Holly Near Copy Share Image
White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people. — Holly Near Journey Copy Share Image
When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this. — Holly Near Blessed Copy Share Image
