Miranda July: Quotes about people

Miranda July is American performance artist, musician and writer. Explore interesting quotes on people.
Miranda July: 140   quotes 1   like

“Since I started making art, I’ve always had some kind of project that was really about and for other people, because I think I just need that balance to feel sane myself — you know?”

Miranda July

Pretty Cool People interview (2007)

People , Art , Feeling , Thinking

“Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.”

Miranda July

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

Friendship , People , Tree

“You always feel like you are the only one in the world, like everyone else is crazy for each other, but it's not true. Generally, people don't like each other very much. And that goes for friends, too.”

Miranda July

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

People , World , Feeling

“Some people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. I’ve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and then I ask myself: is it worth it? And it just isn’t.”

Miranda July

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

People , Thinking , Silence

“People tend to stick to their own size group because it's easier on the neck. Unless they are romantically involved, in which case the size difference is sexy. It means: I am willing to go the distance for you.”

Miranda July

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

People

“If there were a map of the solar system, but instead of stars it showed people and their degrees of separation, my star would be the one you had to travel the most light-years from to get to his. You would die getting to him.”

Miranda July

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

People , Travel , Star , Light

“Then I realized that we all think we might be terrible people. But we only reveal this before we ask someone to love us. It is a kind of undressing.”

Miranda July

Source: The First Bad Man

Love , People , Thinking

“All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life - where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.”

Miranda July

Variant: All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.
Source: It Chooses You

Life , People