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> [Drawing and masturbation were the first sacred experiences I remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/drawing-and-masturbation-were-the-first-sacred-experiences-i-remember/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

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## More by Carolee Schneemann

> [The people from where I grew up have no appreciation for Paleolithic rocks or menstrual calendars. I'm a retriever of lost iconographies. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/the-people-from-where-i-grew-up-have-no-appreciation-for-paleolithic/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [I wouldn’t want to be labelled unless it was something much broader and inclusive such as an ecological artist or a visionary artist, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/i-wouldn-t-want-to-be-labelled-unless-it-was-something-much-broader/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [Drawing and masturbation were the first sacred experiences I remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/drawing-and-masturbation-were-the-first-sacred-experiences-i-remember/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [I assume the senses crave sources of maximum information, that the eye benefits by exercise, stretch, and expansion towards materials of complexity and substance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/i-assume-the-senses-crave-sources-of-maximum-information-that-the-eye/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [In the end, it's always a single person who makes change. But I do think we should try to send artists out into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/in-the-end-it-s-always-a-single-person-who-makes-change-but-i-do/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [I don't even like the word 'relax'! If I have a partner and we make love a lot, then I'm in a very pure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/i-don-t-even-like-the-word-relax-if-i-have-a-partner-and-we-make-love/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [It's really hard to have a fair discussion when you're faced with militarism, aggression, and greed. The militarists do not want dialogue. They want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/it-s-really-hard-to-have-a-fair-discussion-when-you-re-faced-with/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [My teachers always said, "You're very talented, but don't set your heart on art. You're only a girl." I was inspired by Virginia Woolf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/my-teachers-always-said-you-re-very-talented-but-don-t-set-your-heart/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [How do we get utopian thinking in a dystopian world? These days we aren't talking to each other - we're screaming and trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/how-do-we-get-utopian-thinking-in-a-dystopian-world-these-days-we/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [An older friend once told me, "Life didn't ask for your opinion," which I liked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/an-older-friend-once-told-me-life-didn-t-ask-for-your-opinion-which-i/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [The way I understand composition and form and my ability to enter into material all comes from my disciplines and my commitment as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/the-way-i-understand-composition-and-form-and-my-ability-to-enter/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [We don't necessarily need so many artists. I recommend that many of the people who think they want to be artists should go into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/we-don-t-necessarily-need-so-many-artists-i-recommend-that-many-of/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [I grew up doing farm work, and there's a deep connection between the demands of farming and the demands of art creation. My sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/i-grew-up-doing-farm-work-and-there-s-a-deep-connection-between-the/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [Be stubborn and persist, and trust yourself on what you love. You have to trust what you love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/be-stubborn-and-persist-and-trust-yourself-on-what-you-love-you-have/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

> [I'm used to working with neglect and misunderstanding, so this has been really challenging. It's a different psychic realm. The Lion did not land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolee-schneemann/i-m-used-to-working-with-neglect-and-misunderstanding-so-this-has/)

[Carolee Schneemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolee-schneemann/)

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