Holly Near
Holly Near
Holly Nearis an American singer-songwriter, actor, teacher, and activist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth6 June 1949
CityUkiah, CA
CountryUnited States of America
mistake blessed opportunity
When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.
mistake storytelling force
Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.
pain real blessing
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.
killing-someone people evil
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
government people community
Poverty without a people's government looks like hopelessness, but to see poverty in organized communities is to see relief-in-progress.
peace warrior fighting
The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace.
voice ego movement
I am not here for me I am not here to promote my ego I am here to serve the Great Spirit To be a voice for those afraid to speak To be movement for those who are stuck I am here to reveal a mystery To learn something new about myself
music song ideas
Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading.
music long singing
It doesn't take long to sum up the major theses of most popular music: he loves me; he left me; I need him; I needed him, but now I need his best friend. Rather limited scope.
journey men class
White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people.
struggle believe silver-platter
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.
mistake mistakes-youve-made people
People love to hear the mistakes you've made.
grown involved
My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies.