List of Jenny Holzer Quotes

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.

Hands On Your Breast Can Keep Your Heart Beating.

It's Necessary To Start Most Work Alone. But I'm Tickled To Death When I Can Pull Somebody In Or Join Someone, Whether It's Borrowing Poetry Or Traveling With An Associate.

On The Worst Days, I Don't Feel Like An Artist.

It's Good To Be Employable, But I Hope To Show The Truth. The Paintings Seem True Because Nobody Wants Me To Do Them.

I Moved To New York In The 1970s And Started Writing When I Was At The Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.

A Positive Attitude Means All The Difference In The World.

Usually Going Places Makes Me Feel Optimistic. And I'm A Hillbilly, So Heading To The Countryside Made Sense A Number Of Ways.

Turn Soft And Lovely Anytime You Have The Chance.

When My Daughter Was Young, She Thought All Electronic Signs Were Mine.

Raise Boys And Girls The Same Way.

Savor Kindness Because Cruelty Is Always Possible Later.

I'm Always Trying To Bring Unusual Content To A Different Audience - A Non-art-world Audience.

Any Surplus Is Immoral.

It Can Be Kind Of Gruesome At Times, Making Things Alone.

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.

I Try To Excite Myself So I Stay Crazy.

A Sense Of Timing Is The Mark Of A Genius.

A Name Means A Lot Just By Itself.

It Can Be Kind Of Gruesome At Times, Making Things Alone. I Don't Want To Be Too Dramatic, But It's Hard. It's Necessary To Start Most Work Alone.

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.

Being Happy Is More Important Than Anything Else.

If You Are An Artist And You Are Honest, You Are Never Good Enough.

A Little Knowledge Can Go A Long Way.