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.
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Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself.Holly Near
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The war on drugs is a war against the communities.
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Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think.
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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.
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