Laurie Anderson Quotes
I kind of didn't believe the doctors when they came over and they said you're not going to be able to walk again. I'm sorry to tell you this. I thought who is this guy? I just was so impatient with the whole thing. I knew I was going to walk again. I knew that I was going to do that.
Quotes to Explore
-
I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
-
I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.
-
I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.
-
I never felt at home in London, because people were constantly telling me I didn't belong here, so after a while, you tend to believe that.
-
I have a longing for fiction - to try to believe in it and to disappear into it.
-
I do not believe in the eternity of the spirit. That contradicts my ideology.
-
I do not believe wealthy candidates should spend vast resources in their own campaigns.
-
When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in.
-
Even though I believe in mass social movements, I'm uncomfortable in crowds.
-
I've noticed that the few times I've traveled first class myself, you've already got your drink, and your coat has been taken by the time the rest of the passengers file on, and it's hard not to feel sorry for them. They're sort of trooping past you like cows to slaughter and you're sitting there in your, you know, wide-body seat.
-
I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.
-
I believe in traditional marriage.
-
I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.
-
I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.
-
If, for 2,000 years, you dress up differently, believe in a different God, celebrate different holidays, and on top of it insist on telling everyone that you're completely different than them, ultimately they'll believe you.
-
I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.
-
I believe your home tells a story about who you are and who you aspire to be. We represent ourselves through the things we own. I don't believe in trends. I believe in collecting things that you connect with. We should surround ourselves with things we care about, that have meaning.
-
One thing I don't believe I am at all is bitter.
-
But I really believe it is in America's interest as well as that of the free world more generally to stop Iran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons. This regime has threatened to wipe Israel off the map and bring about a world without America, and either of those is a really bad prospect.
-
I was sheltered, and there's good and bad to that. The good was not getting into the drugs and the alcohol and the really sorry stuff, and the bad was finally coming out into the real world and trying to deal with it, which was hard for me.
-
Misdirection. What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.
-
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manufacturer's lobby.
-
It is my Middle Eastern hat and my attachment to Israel that ultimately inspires my support for Obama. I know he understands that neither Israel nor America can afford four more years of Iran and the radical Islamists gaining strategic leverage in the Middle East.
-
I kind of didn't believe the doctors when they came over and they said you're not going to be able to walk again. I'm sorry to tell you this. I thought who is this guy? I just was so impatient with the whole thing. I knew I was going to walk again. I knew that I was going to do that.
