Laurie Anderson Quotes
It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such a wild variety of crazy reasons.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Well, yes, as I was a rather bad actor then and I wasn't making enough money, I thought, to make enough money to not make money as an actor, I'd better do some writing.
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Death smells like homemade apple sauce as it cooks on the stove. It is not the strangling sense of illness. It is not fear. It is freedom.
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I can't touch Simon anymore.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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I think that there's a tendency for actors who play strong women to have them take on all the worst characteristics of men, to become cold and detached and hardened.
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I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It's a different driver, this is exactly what's happening to the cabinet.
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If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
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People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.
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We need to just study what other countries have done. There are examples of a strong partnership between the defence establishment and the private industry.
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I work strategically with my management team to make all decisions.
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Joanne' is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous.
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I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'
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'Was your mother furious?''She’ll get over it,' Stanton said. 'Perhaps not in this lifetime, but I happen to believe in reincarnation, so there’s still hope.'
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'It's not about money right now. My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.
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In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison.
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I loved 'Matilda.' The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work.
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Couldn't imagine any other way of living, outside of books, outside my work. Which doesn't mean I am not interested in other things, of course - I am interested in many things. But the center, the crux, is always literature.
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True he was a vocal miracle But that's only secondary It's the soul of the monarch butterfly That I find a little bit scary
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I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days.
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The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the storyline that says you're too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face. When the criticism drops away, what you will see then is just you, without judgment, and that is the first step towards transforming your experience of the world.
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It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such a wild variety of crazy reasons.
