Jenny Holzer Quotes

My parents always used to tell us not to complain about things but do something about them, so 'Can't is not an option' was almost a way of life.

What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future.

Sometimes you're trying your best and you still can't find a solution, but I try not to waste my life living in a dark place.

How do you come back? It's one step at a time. I'm optimistic because I don't know what else to be.

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.

I think in defeat you grope for things that are happy, and it's hard.

You have to look life in the face, doing what you can where you can.

In difficult times, it's important to speak up. We cannot change the past, but we can impact the future.

For those suffering from depression, I know how dark and endless that tunnel can feel. But if happiness seems impossible to find, please hold on to the possibility of hope, faint though it may be.

Any system which says, This is a rotten world, wait for the next, give up, do nothing, succumb--that may be the basic Lie and if we participate in believing it and acting (or rather not acting) on it we involve ourselves in the Lie and suffer dreadfully... which only reinforces that particular Lie.

We can take suffering to be an opportunity to learn and to grow. But if we are honest, we should remember that this is making the best of a bad job, and that minimising suffering takes priority over optimising its outcome.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.

Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.

To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.

I'm happy 'bout life. Still trying. I ain't giving up on life.

When you get to know me, I don't despair - I just get up, clean up, and start again.

One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.

The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long.

I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening.

It's human nature to gripe, but I'm going ahead and doing the best I can.

You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying.