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Holly Near

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

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

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Amber Hurdle

"When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states."

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"Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state."

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"There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state."

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"North Dakota State. What do you have to do there to graduate? Milk a cow with your left hand?"

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"I did have a big following in the upper New York area. I was at the New York State Fair a few times over the years. I have areas that I say are my areas."

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"I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with."

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"I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely."

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"Even if you go to Australia today, it's very much like visiting a state you haven't been to."

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"It's a coup by the GOP to grab the governorship to California to make this place a safe haven for George W. Bush in 2004. It's incredible when you think about it. The recall cost the state $100 million."

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"I think the United States is way behind the times."

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"Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think."
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"A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word."
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"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."
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"You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it."
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