Laurie Anderson Quotes
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I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid.
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In school, I was Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' I loved that.
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I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating.
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I can't imagine working without and audience.
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As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness.
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I love a good cliffhanger. I love when big events happen in shows. I love shows that aren't afraid to take risks and to really do what's best for the story line and realistic for the story line.
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I am afraid of privilege, of ease, of entitlement.
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I'm not afraid of problem-solving. There is always a way.
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Could you imagine the way I felt, I couldn't unfasten her safety belt. All the way home I held a grudge, for the safety belt that wouldn't budge.
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Live one day at a time, and never be afraid.
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I'm greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn't do it, that somehow I can deliver.
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The way that Russian Orthodox services work generally, and certainly the way that this worked, is that it goes on for hours and hours, and people wander in and wander out, and people talk the whole way through. One of the American women said to the other, "This is so beautiful. I can actually imagine maybe even becoming Orthodox." She went on and on, and finally a Russian seated just in front of her turned and said, "You are not member of church because it is beautiful; you are member of church because it is the single truth of God!"
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Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying.
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The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that’s not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you.
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Imagine if your business burned down and you had to walk across the street and start again, what would you do differently?
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The best way to enjoy your job is to imagine yourself without one.
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Men are such cowards. They outrage every law in the world and are afraid of the world's tongue.
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What a frequency What a voice. I love Bilal. I couldn't imagine a music world without his voice.
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When I started out, people were afraid of parish priests. Now they're afraid of newspaper editors.
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Acting is about going into the space, and there are just some places that I'm not willing to go.
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Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible to have a book out.
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This was when we started taking it seriously, and found out about what hard, hard work really was. Mutt Lange at the helm at Battery studios in Willesden, London. Our first venture into video promo saw us featured on a new channel in America called MTV. The song from the album was "Bringin' on the Heartbreak". This album was slow to take off but a year after it's release it started to make waves in the U.S. Thanks to "Bringin'" on the MTV. The record is a favorite of mine.
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Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone.
