Laurie Anderson Quotes
People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for.
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never had any reason for starting, any more than it has any reason for ending.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.
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My dad wouldn't let me date until I was 16.
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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You have the power to remind us all that human dignity is not just a universal aspiration, but a human right.
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Lucky fools do not bear the slightest suspicion that they may be lucky fools - by definition, they do not know that they belong to such a category.
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Uninfluenced by others, he never knew he influenced them; he had no idea they liked him.
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I do not believe in God, but I believe God is man’s greatest idea. Those incapable of religious feeling or those (like hard-core gay activists) who profane sacred ground do not have the imagination to educate the young. … Until the left comes to its senses about the cultural power of religion, the right will continue to broaden its appeal.
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I saw this on CNN a few days ago. In New York these cops freaked out. They shot at this guy like 15 times 'cause they said they thought he had a a grenade. HE WAS EATING A PEAR! How do you fuck that up?! Unless he was eating it like 'AHHHHHH! *throws pear* THAT'S A DELICIOUS PEAR!!!'
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To expect wickedness from human beings is the best way I know of to avoid surprises. And when I am surprised, it’s always pleasantly.
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The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you. And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
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My Aunt Agatha, the curse of the Home Counties and a menace to one and all.
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The court finds everyone to be in contempt (including himself :-), and orders everyone sentenced to five years hard labor. (Working on Perl, of course.)
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People don't buy lady art.
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My parents made no money whatsoever, but they really knew how to see, as artists. So a big adventure might be, on a hot, dreadful day with no place to go, to go out and draw our chickens with pastels. My parents gave me a sense of wonder.
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Man is fulfilled only when he ceases to be man.
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You really need to be on the edge and you have to keep your eyes open.
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People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for.
