“Expiring for love is beautiful but stupid.”
Source: Truisms and essays
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Famous Jenny Holzer Quotes
“Protect me from what I want.”
Source: The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990
“I try to excite myself so I stay crazy.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“When you start liking pain things start to get interesting.”
“The greatest disappointment is when you let yourself down.”
“A sense of duty imprisons you.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“When my daughter was young, she thought all electronic signs were mine.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon
“Going with the flow is soothing but risky.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“You are a victim of the rules you live by.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“A positive attitude means all the difference in the world.”
“Expressing anger is necessary.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“A sense of timing is the mark of a genius.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“Being happy is more important than anything else.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“Savor kindness because cruelty is always possible later.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon
“At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“A lot of professionals are crackpots.”
Source: Die Macht des Wortes
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“Being alone with yourself is increasingly unpopular.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon
“Knowing yourself lets you understand others.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“Stupid people shouldn’t breed.”
Source: Jenny Holzer
“Romantic love was invented to manipulate women”
Source: The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990
“I'm always trying to bring unusual content to a different audience - a non-art-world audience.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon
“Fear is the most elegant weapon, your hands are never messy”
Source: Jenny Holzer
“Enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“At times your unconsciousness is truer than your conscious mind”
“Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“Deviants are sacrificed to increase group solidarity”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“It is embarrassing to be caught and killed for stupid reasons”
Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon
“Drama often obscures the real issues”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance”
Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon
“A little knowledge can go a long way.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“A name means a lot just by itself.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“All things are delicately interconnected.”
Source: Jenny Holzer: writing
“Ensure that your life stays in flux.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“Everyone's work is equally important.”
Source: Jenny Holzer
“Exceptional people deserve special concessions.”
Source: Truisms and essays
“If you have many desires your life will be interesting.”
Source: Jenny Holzer