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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.
— Holly Near
Tags: way, sweet, sleep, music

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You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there.
— Holly Near
Tags: leave, bread, rise, you
The war on drugs is a war against the communities.
— Holly Near
Tags: communities, against, war
White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people.
— Holly Near
Tags: go, men, people, journey
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
Tags: always, sometimes, pain, blessing
My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.
— Holly Near
Tags: guilt, creativity, responsibility, work
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