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> [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 the American Friends Service Committee, or do government outreach to communities that don't have water, or…](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/)

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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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