To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.
Holly Near

To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for women'.
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.
Holly Near

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.
Holly Near

When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained.
Holly Near

When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.
Holly Near

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

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

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

You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it.
Holly Near