Truisms

I've always loved "Truisms" by pioneering word artist Jenny Holzer.

Scott Shrake: Philistinism by Moonlight on the Potomac 2008

"Truisms" forwarded by my endlessly humorous online buddy, Carolyn Rickey.

Winnipeg Sun 2010

Truisms like the notion that you should control the things you can -- costs and taxes -- and leave it to others to enrich their brokers through rapid-fire trading.

To Outsmart Wall Street, Emphasize Discipline Over Daring 2010

Only, Holzer's edicts were her own writings, including the pungent Truisms -- lists of ambiguous statements and aphorisms of seemingly anonymous origin and questionable accuracy, like "Abuse of power comes as no surprise"; "Children are the most cruel of all"; "Eating too much is criminal"; "Money creates taste" and dozens of others, which led viewers to examine their own reactions to the often conflicting and provocative sentiments expressed.

Victoria Lautman: At the Crossroads of Politics and Art, Jenny Holzer is Waiting 2009

Truisms are always a politician's safest and best applause line.

Obama: "I Want To End Mindset That Got Us Into War In The First Place" 2009

Truisms about publishing fiction, junior editor edition.

Archive 2009-04-01 Victoria Janssen 2009

Truisms about publishing fiction, aspiring writer editon.

Archive 2009-04-01 Victoria Janssen 2009

Truisms about the military: “There is never a war that a general doesn’t love.

Firedoglake » Rumsfeld on the Spit 2006

Truisms like "If it bleeds it ledes", and "no one cares how many planes land successfully each day" still apply.

Your Right Hand Thief 2005

Truisms like "If it bleeds it ledes", and "no one cares how many planes land successfully each day" still apply.

Archive 2005-01-01 2005