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Hands on your breast can keep your heart beating.

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Jenny Holzer
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 29
Artist
Conceptual Artist
Drawer
Painter
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Gallipolis
Ohio
G'eni Holtser
Heart
Beating
Breast
Breasts
Keep
Hands

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On the worst days, I don't feel like an artist.
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The most profound things are inexpressible.
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Drama often obscures the real issues
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Enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway
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The greatest disappointment is when you let yourself down.
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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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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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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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