Jenny Holzer Quotes

• I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.

  Jenny Holzer

  Art, People, Language

  Interview with Kiki Smith, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2012.

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• You are a victim of the rules you live by.

  Jenny Holzer

  Victim, Live By

  Jenny Holzer (1983). “Truisms and essays”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning.

  Jenny Holzer

  Thrive, Mindless, Inactivity

  Jenny Holzer (1983). “Truisms and essays”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• All things are delicately interconnected.

  Jenny Holzer

  Art, All Things, Interconnected

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• Abuse of power comes as no surprise

  Jenny Holzer

  Abuse, Surprise, Abuse Of Power

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• If you have many desires your life will be interesting.

  Jenny Holzer

  Art, Interesting, Desire

  David Joselit, Joan Simon, Renata Salecl, Jenny Holzer (1998). “Jenny Holzer”, Phaidon Inc Ltd

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• TRYING TO BE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE TRYING TO BE MAYOR OF A CITY THAT WON'T EXIST IN FOUR YEARS.

  Jenny Holzer

  School, Years, Cities

  "Jenny Holzer’s Hilarious Mom Tweets", www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2012.

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• My arrogance knows no bounds and I will make no peace today, and you should be so lucky to find a woman like me.

  Jenny Holzer

  Arrogance, Lucky, Today

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• A sense of duty imprisons you.

  Jenny Holzer

  Ambition, Duty

  Jenny Holzer (1983). “Truisms and essays”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.

  Jenny Holzer

  Self, Way, Interest

  Jenny Holzer, Stefan Banz, Thomas Whitridge, Béatrix Ruf (2001). “Jenny Holzer: xenon”

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• Enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway

  Jenny Holzer

  Advice, Enjoy, Can't Change

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• Fear is the most elegant weapon, your hands are never messy

  Jenny Holzer

  Hands, Weapons, Messy

  David Joselit, Joan Simon, Renata Salecl, Jenny Holzer (1998). “Jenny Holzer”, Phaidon Inc Ltd

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• The most profound things are inexpressible.

  Jenny Holzer

  Art, Profound

  Jenny Holzer, Söke Dinkla (2006). “Die Macht des Wortes”, Hatje Cantz Pub

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• Romantic love was invented to manipulate women

  Jenny Holzer

  Romantic Love, Manipulate

  Jenny Holzer, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1990). “The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• Protect me from what I want.

  Jenny Holzer

  Want, Protect

  Jenny Holzer, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1990). “The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance

  Jenny Holzer

  Lovely, Chance, Turns

  Jenny Holzer, Stefan Banz, Thomas Whitridge, Béatrix Ruf (2001). “Jenny Holzer: xenon”

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• THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE GONE WRONG BUT YOU CONTINUE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LUXURIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.

  Jenny Holzer

  Gone, Sometimes, Periods

  Jenny Holzer, Stefan Banz, Thomas Whitridge, Béatrix Ruf (2001). “Jenny Holzer: xenon”

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• BY YOUR RESPONSE TO DANGER IT IS
  EASY TO TELL HOW YOU HAVE LIVED
  AND WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO YOU.
  YOU SHOW WHETHER YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE,
  WHETHER YOU THINK YOU DESERVE TO,
  AND WHETHER YOU BELIEVE
  IT'S ANY GOOD TO ACT.

  Jenny Holzer

  Believe, Thinking, Done

  Jenny Holzer, Stefan Banz, Thomas Whitridge, Béatrix Ruf (2001). “Jenny Holzer: xenon”

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• It's fun wandering around other people's minds.

  Jenny Holzer

  Fun, People, Mind

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• La alienación produce excéntricos o revolucionarios.

  Jenny Holzer

  Outsiders, Revolutionary, Produce

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison

  Jenny Holzer

  Sake, Slipping, Madness

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• Ensure that your life stays in flux.

  Jenny Holzer

  Art, Flux

  Jenny Holzer (1983). “Truisms and essays”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• It's better to be a good person than a famous person.

  Jenny Holzer

  Art, Good Person, Being A Good Person

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• Being alone with yourself is increasingly unpopular.

  Jenny Holzer

  Jenny Holzer, Noemi Smolik (1996). “Jenny Holzer: writing”

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• Faithfulness is a social not a biological law.

  Jenny Holzer

  Law, Faithfulness, Social

  Jenny Holzer, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1990). “The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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