Top 80 Jenny Holzer Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Everyone’s work is equally important.”

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2. “Knowing yourself lets you understand others.”

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3. “Abuse of power comes as no surprise.”

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4. “A sense of timing is the mark of a genius.”

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5. “Remember you always have freedom of choice.”

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6. “Protect me from what I want.”

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7. “All things are delicately interconnected.”

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8. “You are a victim of the rules you live by.”

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9. “A little knowledge can go a long way.”

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10. “Being happy is more important than anything else.”

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11. “Raise boys and girls the same way.”

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12. “Lack of charisma can be fatal.”

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13. “Fear is the most elegant weapon, your hands are never messy.”

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14. “Romantic love was invented to manipulate women.”

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15. “Drama often obscures the real issues.”

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16. “A positive attitude means all the difference in the world.”

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17. “The most profound things are inexpressible.”

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18. “When you start liking pain things start to get interesting.”

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19. “Stupid people shouldn’t breed.”

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20. “It’s better to be a good person than a famous person.”

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21. “Boredom makes you do crazy things.”

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22. “It’s fun wandering around other people’s minds.”

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23. “Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison.”

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24. “I try to excite myself so I stay crazy.”

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25. “It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.”

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26. “There’s a fine line between information and propaganda.”

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27. “Anger or hate can be a useful motivating force.”

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28. “Exceptional people deserve special concessions.”

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29. “Killing is unavoidable but is nothing to be proud of.”

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30. “Going with the flow is soothing but risky.”

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31. “Expressing anger is necessary.”

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32. “At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning.”

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

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34. “Use what is dominant in a culture to change it quickly.”

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35. “Savor kindness because cruelty is always possible later.”

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36. “Deviants are sacrificed to increase group solidarity.”

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37. “How do you resign yourself to something that will never be? You stop wanting just that thing. You go numb. Or you kill the agent of desire.”

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38. “Enjoy yourself because you can’t change anything anyway.”

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39. “If you have many desires your life will be interesting.”

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40. “Sloppy thinking gets worse over time.”

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41. “Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance.”

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42. “A sense of duty imprisons you.”

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43. “Alienation produces eccentrics or revolutionaries.”

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44. “I was hesitant to approach people. I’m socially awkward. But I was working on a number of memorials, and finally it dawned on me: These are memorials to people who wrote, so I should use their writing. That’s how I started to quit.”

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45. “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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46. “Any surplus is immoral.”

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47. “I am not free because I can be exploded anytime.”

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48. “It is embarrassing to be caught and killed for stupid reasons.”

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49. “Disgust is the appropriate response to most situations.”

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50. “Expiring for love is beautiful but stupid.”

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