Truisms\\Jenny Holzer\1977-
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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE\CAN GO A LONG WAY
A LOT OF\PROFESSIONALS\ARE CRACKPOTS
A MAN CAN'T KNOW\WHAT IT'S LIKE\TO BE A MOTHER
A NAME MEANS A LOT\JUST BY ITSELF
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE\MAKES\ALL THE DIFFERENCE\IN THE WORLD
A RELAXED MAN\IS NOT NECESSARILY\A BETTER MAN
A SENSE OF TIMING\IS THE MARK OF GENIUS
A SINCERE EFFORT\IS ALL YOU CAN ASK
A SINGLE EVENT\CAN HAVE\INFINITELY MANY\INTERPRETATIONS
A SOLID HOME BASE\BUILDS A SENSE OF SELF
A STRONG SENSE\OF DUTY\IMPRISONS YOU
ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION\CAN BE A FORM\OF FREEDOM
ABSTRACTION IS\A TYPE OF DECADENCE
ABUSE OF POWER\COMES AS NO SURPRISE
ACTION CAUSES\MORE TROUBLE\THAN THOUGHT
ALIENATION\PRODUCES ECCENTRICS\OR REVOLUTIONARIES
ALL THINGS\ARE DELICATELY\INTERCONNECTED
ALWAYS STORE FOOD
AMBITION IS\JUST AS DANGEROUS\AS COMPLACENCY
AMBIVALENCE\CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE
AN ELITE IS INEVITABLE
ANGER OR HATE\CAN BE A USEFUL\MOTIVATING FORCE
ANIMALISM IS\PERFECTLY HEALTHY
ANY SURPLUS\IS IMMORAL
ANYTHING IS\A LEGITIMATE AREA\OF INVESTIGATION
ARTIFICIAL DESIRES\ARE DESPOILING\THE EARTH
AT TIMES\INACTIVITY IS\PREFERABLE TO\MINDLESS FUNCTIONING
AT TIMES\YOUR UNCONSCIOUS IS\TRUER THAN YOUR\CONSCIOUS MIND
AUTOMATION IS DEADLY
AWFUL PUNISHMENT\AWAITS\REALLY BAD PEOPLE
BAD INTENTIONS\CAN YIELD\GOOD RESULTS
BEING ALONE\WITH YOURSELF\IS INCREASINGLY\UNPOPULAR
BEING HAPPY\IS MORE IMPORTANT\THAN ANYTHING ELSE
BEING HONEST\IS NOT ALWAYS\THE KINDEST WAY
BEING JUDGMENTAL\IS A SIGN OF LIFE
BEING SURE\OF YOURSELF MEANS\YOU'RE A FOOL
BELIEVING IN REBIRTH\IS THE SAME AS\ADMITTING DEFEAT
BOREDOM\MAKES YOU DO\CRAZY THINGS
CALM IS\MORE CONDUCTIVE\TO CREATIVITY\THAN IS ANXIETY
CATEGORIZING FEAR\IS CALMING
CHANGE IS VALUABLE\WHEN THE OPPRESSED\BECOME TYRANTS
CHASING THE NEW\IS DANGEROUS\TO SOCIETY
CHILDREN ARE\THE CRUELEST OF ALL
CHILDREN ARE\THE HOPE OF THE FUTURE
CLASS ACTION\IS A NICE IDEA\WITH NO SUBSTANCE
CLASS STRUCTURE IS\AS ARTIFICIAL AS PLASTIC
CONFUSING YOURSELF\IS A WAY\TO STAY HONEST
CRIME AGAINST\PROPERTY IS\RELATIVELY\UNIMPORTANT
DECADENCE\CAN BE\AN END IN ITSELF
DECENCY\IS A RELATIVE THING
DEPENDENCE\CAN BE A MEAL TICKET
DESCRIPTION\IS MORE VALUABLE\THAN METAPHOR
DEVIANTS ARE\SACRIFICED TO INCREASE\GROUP SOLIDARITY
DISGUST IS THE\APPROPRIATE RESPONSE\TO MOST SITUATIONS
DISORGANIZATION\IS A KIND OF\ANESTHESIA
DON'T\PLACE TOO MUCH\TRUST IN EXPERTS
DON'T\RUN PEOPLE'S LIVES\FOR THEM
DRAMA\OFTEN OBSCURES\THE REAL ISSUES
DREAMING\WHILE AWAKE\IS A FRIGHTENING\CONTRADICTION
DYING AND COMING\BACK GIVES YOU\CONSIDERABLE\PERSPECTIVE
DYING SHOULD BE\AS EASY AS FALLING\OFF A LOG
EATING TOO MUCH\IS CRIMINAL
ELABORATION IS\A FORM OF POLLUTION
EMOTIONAL RESPONSES\ARE AS VALUABLE AS\INTELLECTUAL RESPONSES
ENJOY YOURSELF\BECAUSE YOU\CAN'T CHANGE\ANYTHING ANYWAY
ENSURE THAT\YOUR LIFE\STAYS IN FLUX
EVEN YOUR FAMILY\CAN BETRAY YOU
EVERY ACHIEVEMENT\REQUIRES A SACRIFICE
EVERYONE'S WORK\IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT
EVERYTHING\THAT'S INTERESTING\IS NEW
EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE\DESERVE SPECIAL\CONCESSIONS
EXPIRING FOR LOVE\IS BEAUTIFUL\BUT STUPID
EXPRESSING ANGER\IS NECESSARY
EXTREME BEHAVIOR\HAS ITS BASIS IN\PATHOLOGICAL\PSYCHOLOGY
EXTREME\SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS\LEADS TO PERVERSION
FAITHFULNESS\IS A SOCIAL NOT\A BIOLOGICAL LAW
FAKE OR REAL\INDIFFERENCE\IS A POWERFUL\PERSONAL WEAPON
FATHERS\OFTEN USE\TOO MUCH FORCE
FEAR IS THE GREATEST\INCAPACITATOR
FREEDOM IS A LUXURY\NOT A NECESSITY
GIVING FREE REIN\TO YOUR EMOTIONS\IS AN HONEST\WAY TO LIVE
GO ALL OUT\IN ROMANCE\AND LET THE CHIPS\FALL WHERE THEY MAY
GOING WITH THE FLOW\IS SOOTHING BUT RISKY
GOOD DEEDS\EVENTUALLY\ARE REWARDED
GOVERNMENT\IS A BURDEN\ON THE PEOPLE
GRASS ROOTS\AGITATION\IS THE ONLY HOPE
GUILT AND\SELF-LACERATION\ARE INDULGENCES
HABITUAL CONTEMPT\DOESN'T REFLECT\A FINER SENSIBILITY
HIDING YOUR EMOTIONS\IS DESPICABLE
HIDING YOUR MOTIVES\IS DESPICABLE
HOLDING BACK\PROTECTS YOUR\VITAL ENERGIES
HUMANISM IS OBSOLETE
HUMOR IS A RELEASE
IDEALS\ARE REPLACED BY\CONVENTIONAL GOALS\AT A CERTAIN AGE
IF YOU AREN'T POLITICAL\YOUR PERSONAL LIFE\SHOULD BE EXEMPLARY
IF YOU CAN'T\LEAVE YOUR MARK\GIVE UP
IF YOU HAVE\MANY DESIRES\LIFE WILL BE\INTERESTING
IF YOU LIVE SIMPLY\THERE IS NOTHING\TO WORRY ABOUT
IGNORING ENEMIES\IS THE BEST WAY\TO FIGHT
ILLNESS IS\A STATE OF MIND
IMPOSING ORDER\IS MAN'S VOCATION\FOR CHAOS IS HELL
IN A DREAM\YOU SAW A WAY\TO SURVIVE\AND YOU WERE\FULL OF JOY
IN SOME INSTANCES\IT'S BETTER TO DIE\THAN TO CONTINUE
INHERITANCE\MUST BE ABOLISHED
IT CAN BE HELPFUL\TO KEEP GOING\NO MATTER WHAT
IT IS HEROIC TO\TRY TO STOP TIME
IT IS IN YOUR\SELF-INTEREST\TO FIND A WAY\TO BE VERY TENDER
IT IS MAN'S FATE TO\OUTSMART HIMSELF
IT'S A GIFT\TO THE WORLD\NOT TO HAVE BABIES
IT'S BETTER TO\BE A GOOD PERSON\THAN A\FAMOUS PERSON
IT'S BETTER TO\BE LONELY THAN\TO BE WITH\INFERIOR PEOPLE
IT'S BETTER TO\BE NAIVE\THAN JADED
IT'S BETTER TO STUDY\THE LIVING FACT\THAN TO ANALYZE\HISTORY
IT'S CRUCIAL TO\HAVE AN ACTIVE\FANTASY LIFE
IT'S GOOD\TO GIVE EXTRA\MONEY TO CHARITY
IT'S IMPORTANT\TO STAY CLEAN\ON ALL LEVELS
IT'S JUST AN ACCIDENT\YOUR PARENTS ARE\YOUR PARENTS
IT'S NOT GOOD\TO HOLD TOO MANY\ABSOLUTES
IT'S NOT GOOD\TO LIVE\ON CREDIT
IT'S VITAL TO\LIVE IN HARMONY\WITH NATURE
JUST BELIEVING\SOMETHING CAN\MAKE IT HAPPEN
KEEP SOMETHING\IN RESERVE FOR\EMERGENCIES
KILLING\IS UNAVOIDABLE\BUT IS NOTHING\TO BE PROUD OF
KNOWING YOURSELF\LETS YOU UNDERSTAND\OTHERS
KNOWLEDGE\SHOULD BE ADVANCED\AT ALL COSTS
LABOR IS A\LIFE-DESTROYING\ACTIVITY
LACK OF CHARISMA\CAN BE FATAL
LEARN\THINGS FROM\THE GROUND UP
LEARN\TO TRUST\YOUR OWN EYES
LEISURE TIME\IS A GIGANTIC\SMOKESCREEN
LISTEN WHEN YOUR\BODY TALKS
LOOKING BACK\IS THE FIRST SIGN OF\AGING AND DECAY
LOVING ANIMALS IS A\SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITY
LOW EXPECTATIONS\ARE GOOD PROTECTION
MANUAL LABOR\CAN BE REFRESHING\AND WHOLESOME
MEN ARE NOT\MONOGAMOUS\BY NATURE
MODERATION\KILLS THE SPIRIT
MONEY CREATES TASTE
MONOMANIA\IS A PREREQUISITE\FOR SUCCESS
MORALS ARE FOR\LITTLE PEOPLE
MOST PEOPLE\ARE NOT FIT TO\RULE THEMSELVES
MOSTLY\YOU SHOULD MIND\YOUR OWN BUSINESS
MOTHERS\SHOULDN'T MAKE\TOO MANY SACRIFICES
MUCH WAS DECIDED\BEFORE YOU WERE BORN
MURDER\HAS ITS\SEXUAL SIDE
MYTHS\MAKE REALITY\MORE INTELLIGIBLE
NOISE CAN BE HOSTILE
NOTHING UPSETS\THE BALANCE OF\GOOD AND EVIL
OCCASIONALLY\PRINCIPLES ARE\MORE VALUABLE\THAN PEOPLE
OFFER\VERY LITTLE\INFORMATION\ABOUT YOURSELF
OFTEN\YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE\YOU ARE SEXLESS
OLD FRIENDS\ARE BETTER\LEFT IN THE PAST
OPACITY IS AN\IRRESISTIBLE CHALLENGE
PAIN CAN BE\A VERY POSITIVE THING
PEOPLE\ARE BORING UNLESS\THEY'RE EXTREMISTS
PEOPLE\ARE NUTS IF THEY THINK\THEY ARE IMPORTANT
PEOPLE\ARE RESPONSIBLE\FOR WHAT THEY DO\UNLESS THEY'RE INSANE
PEOPLE\WHO DON'T WORK\WITH THEIR HANDS\ARE PARASITES
PEOPLE\WHO GO CRAZY\ARE TOO SENSITIVE
PEOPLE\WON'T BEHAVE IF\THEY HAVE NOTHING\TO LOSE
PHYSICAL CULTURE\IS SECOND-BEST
PLANNING\FOR THE FUTURE\IS ESCAPISM
PLAYING IT SAFE\CAN CAUSE A LOT\OF DAMAGE\IN THE LONG RUN
POLITICS\IS USED FOR\PERSONAL GAIN
POTENTIAL COUNTS\FOR NOTHING UNTIL\IT'S REALIZED
PRESENTATION IS\AS IMPORTANT\AS CONTENT
PRIVATE PROPERTY\CREATED CRIME
PURSUING PLEASURE\FOR THE SAKE\OF PLEASURE\WILL RUIN YOU
PUSH YOURSELF\TO THE LIMIT\AS OFTEN\AS POSSIBLE
RAISE\BOYS AND GIRLS\THE SAME WAY
RANDOM MATING\IS GOOD FOR\DEBUNKING\SEX MYTHS
RECHANNELING\DESTRUCTIVE\IMPULSES IS A SIGN\OF MATURITY
RECLUSES\ALWAYS\GET WEAK
REDISTRIBUTING\WEALTH IS\IMPERATIVE
RELATIVITY\IS NO BOON\TO MANKIND
RELIGION CAUSES\AS MANY PROBLEMS\AS IT SOLVES
REMEMBER\YOU ALWAYS HAVE\FREEDOM OF CHOICE
REPETITION IS\THE BEST WAY\TO LEARN
RESOLUTIONS\SERVE TO EASE\OUR CONSCIENCE
REVOLUTION BEGINS\WITH CHANGES\IN THE INDIVIDUAL
ROMANTIC LOVE\WAS INVENTED TO\MANIPULATE WOMEN
ROUTINE IS\A LINK WITH THE PAST
ROUTINE\SMALL EXCESSES\ARE WORSE THAN THE\OCCASIONAL DEBAUCH
SACRIFICING YOURSELF\FOR A BAD CAUSE\IS NOT A MORAL ACT
SALVATION CAN'T\BE BOUGHT AND SOLD
SELF-AWARENESS\CAN BE CRIPPLING
SELF-CONTEMPT\CAN DO MORE HARM\THAN GOOD
SELFISHNESS\IS THE MOST BASIC\MOTIVATION
SELFLESSNESS\IS THE HIGHEST\ACHIEVEMENT
SEPARATISM\IS THE WAY TO\A NEW BEGINNING
SEX DIFFERENCES\ARE HERE TO STAY
SIN IS\A MEANS OF\SOCIAL CONTROL
SLIPPING\INTO MADNESS\IS GOOD FOR THE\SAKE OF COMPARISON
SLOPPY THINKING\GETS WORSE OVER TIME
SOLITUDE IS ENRICHING
SOMETIMES SCIENCE\ADVANCES FASTER\THAN IT SHOULD
SOMETIMES THINGS\SEEM TO HAPPEN OF\THEIR OWN ACCORD
SPENDING\TOO MUCH TIME ON\SELF-IMPROVEMENT\IS ANTISOCIAL
STARVATION IS\NATURE'S WAY
STASIS IS A\DREAM STATE
STERILIZATION\IS A WEAPON\OF THE RULERS
STRONG EMOTIONAL\ATTACHMENT STEMS\FROM BASIC INSECURITY
STUPID PEOPLE\SHOULDN'T BREED
SURVIVAL\OF THE FITTEST\APPLIES TO MEN\AND ANIMALS
SYMBOLS ARE MORE\MEANINGFUL THAN\THINGS THEMSELVES
TAKING A\STRONG STAND\PUBLICIZES THE\OPPOSITE POSITION
TALKING IS USED\TO HIDE ONE'S\INABILITY TO ACT
TEASING PEOPLE\SEXUALLY CAN HAVE\UGLY CONSEQUENCES
TECHNOLOGY WILL\MAKE OR BREAK US
THE BEGINNING\OF THE WAR\WILL BE SECRET
THE CRUELEST\DISAPPOINTMENT\IS WHEN YOU LET\YOURSELF DOWN
THE DESIRE TO\REPRODUCE IS\A DEATH WISH
THE FAMILY\IS LIVING ON\BORROWED TIME
THE IDEA OF\REVOLUTION IS AN\ADOLESCENT FANTASY
THE IDEA OF\TRANSCENDENCE\IS USED TO OBSCURE\OPPRESSION
THE IDIOSYNCRATIC\HAS LOST\ITS AUTHORITY
THE LAND BELONGS\TO NO ONE
THE MORE YOU KNOW\THE BETTER OFF\YOU ARE
THE MOST\PROFOUND\THINGS ARE\INEXPRESSIBLE
THE MUNDANE\IS TO BE CHERISHED
THE NEW IS NOTHING\BUT A RESTATEMENT\OF THE OLD
THE ONLY WAY\TO BE PURE IS TO\STAY BY YOURSELF
THE SUM OF\YOUR ACTIONS\DETERMINES\WHAT YOU ARE
THE UNATTAINABLE\INVARIABLY\IS ATTRACTIVE
THE WORLD OPERATES\ACCORDING TO\DISCOVERABLE LAWS
THERE ARE TOO FEW\IMMUTABLE TRUTHS\TODAY
THERE'S A FINE LINE\BETWEEN INFORMATION\AND PROPAGANDA
THERE'S NO SENSE\BEING ANYWHERE BUT\THE TOP OF THE HEAP
THERE'S NOTHING\EXCEPT WHAT YOU SENSE
THERE'S NOTHING\REDEEMING IN TOIL
THINKING TOO MUCH\CAN ONLY CAUSE\PROBLEMS
THREATENING\SOMEONE SEXUALLY\IS A HORRIBLE ACT
TIMIDITY IS LAUGHABLE
TO DISAGREE\PRESUPPOSES\MORAL INTEGRITY
TO VOLUNTEER\IS REACTIONARY
TORTURE IS BARBARIC
TRADING A LIFE\FOR A LIFE\IS FAIR ENOUGH
TRUE FREEDOM\IS FRIGHTFUL
UNIQUE THINGS\MUST BE\THE MOST VALUABLE
UNQUESTIONING LOVE\DEMONSTRATES\LARGESSE OF SPIRIT
USE WHAT IS DOMINANT\IN A CULTURE\TO CHANGE IT QUICKLY
USING FORCE\TO STOP FORCE\IS ABSURD
VIOLENCE IS\PERMISSIBLE\EVEN DESIRABLE\OCCASIONALLY
WAR IS\A PURIFICATION RITE
WE MUST\MAKE SACRIFICES\TO MAINTAIN\OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
WHEN SOMETHING\TERRIBLE HAPPENS\PEOPLE WAKE UP
WISHING THINGS AWAY\IS NOT EFFECTIVE
WITH PERSEVERANCE\YOU CAN DISCOVER\ANY TRUTH
WOMEN LOVE POWER
WORDS\TEND TO BE\INADEQUATE
WORRYING\CAN HELP YOU\PREPARE
YOU ARE A VICTIM\OF THE RULES\YOU LIVE BY
YOU ARE GUILELESS\IN YOUR DREAMS
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE\FOR CONSTITUTING\THE MEANING OF THINGS
YOU ARE THE PAST,\PRESENT AND FUTURE
YOU CAN\LIVE ON THROUGH\YOUR DESCENDANTS
YOU CAN'T EXPECT\PEOPLE TO BE\SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT
YOU CAN'T FOOL\OTHERS IF YOU'RE\FOOLING YOURSELF
YOU DON'T KNOW\WHAT'S WHAT UNTIL\YOU SUPPORT YOURSELF
YOU HAVE TO\HURT OTHERS TO BE\EXTRAORDINARY
YOU LIVE THE SURPRISE\RESULTS OF OLD PLANS
YOU MUST BE INTIMATE\WITH A TOKEN FEW
YOU MUST\DISAGREE WITH\AUTHORITY FIGURES
YOU MUST HAVE\ONE GRAND PASSION
YOU MUST KNOW\WHERE YOU STOP AND\THE WORLD BEGINS
YOU NEVER KNOW\WHAT PEOPLE REALLY\THINK ABOUT YOU
YOU ONLY\CAN UNDERSTAND\SOMEONE OF\YOUR OWN SEX
YOU OWE\THE WORLD\NOT THE OTHER\WAY AROUND
YOU SHOULD STUDY\AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
YOUR ACTIONS\ARE POINTLESS\IF NO ONE NOTICES
YOUR OLDEST FEARS\ARE THE WORST ONES
