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Jenny Holzer Inspirational Quotes (51)

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I'd been doing projects outdoors for the public. I made pigeons eat geometry by putting bread out in rhomboids and triangles. I don't know if this activity made sense, but the work was available.
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Disgust is the appropriate response to most situations
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The most profound things are inexpressible.
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That's the test of street art – to see if anybody stopped. People would cross out ones they didn't like and would star others. I liked that people would engage with them.
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It's good to be employable, but I hope to show the truth. The paintings seem true because nobody wants me to do them.
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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.
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I wasn't sure I was an artist, so I thought maybe I just was throwing ideas out for people to consider.
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Stupid people shouldn’t breed.
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Usually going places makes me feel optimistic. And I'm a hillbilly, so heading to the countryside made sense a number of ways.
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Lack of charisma can be fatal.
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Enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway
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I am not free because I can be exploded anytime.
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Anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
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Protect me from what I want.
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Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance
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Expressing anger is necessary.
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Exceptional people deserve special concessions.
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I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists.
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One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.
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A sense of duty imprisons you.
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The epiphany for me was that I wasnt a writer, and I had to do something with these texts. I put them in the streets as posters.
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Being happy is more important than anything else.
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Boredom makes you do crazy things
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Abuse of power comes as no surprise
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