Laurie Anderson Quotes
Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words.Laurie Anderson
Quotes to Explore
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One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
Orison Swett Marden -
I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
Nadine Velazquez -
The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi -
You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
Daniel Craig -
Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
Barbara Walters -
There's no such thing as easy, but it's easier when a script is good.
Mads Mikkelsen
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My room is like an antique shop, full of junk, and weird stuff. There's a big sword in there. And a taxidermy bird, and a couple of birdcages. And a lot of newspaper cuttings. I used to have a weird thing about cutting out morbid headlines from newspapers, and collecting them. I was fascinated with drowning, which is kind of strange.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
I remember seeing 'Gremlins' and having my mind blown and seeing 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' at 13, and it was this hugely aspirational experience.
Edgar Wright -
I study history in order to give an interpretation.
Oliver Stone -
I always loved to read, and I wanted to be part of the project of literature. My physical longevity is due to luck, and my literary longevity is due to my physical longevity.
Edith Pearlman -
It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak.
Walter Jon Williams -
There's more than one way to skin a cat. But from the cat's perspective, they all suck. 2.
Ze Frank
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Vacant heart, and hand, and eye,Easy live and quiet die.
Walter Scott -
In response to a question about what 'keeps her up at night', I worry about the fact that in K-12 education I can look at your zip code and tell whether or not you're going to get a good education.
Condoleezza Rice -
Logician: A cat has four paws. Old Gentleman: My dog had four paws. Logician: Then it's a cat. Old Gentleman: So my dog is a cat? Logician: And the contrary is also true.
Logic -
I grew up in the Bronx.
Chris Hayes -
I always had this fascination with superheroes. Who didn't love Hulk and Spider-Man?
Anthony Santos Aventura -
I grew up in a small town in Kansas, so I love meeting the fans. Those are the people who spend time out of their day to watch the things that I've done, and I've gotten to do some great supernatural stuff - 'Teen Wolf' and 'The Gates' before that - so it's nice when I get to go to Comic-Con every year.
Colton Haynes
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I had a second-degree-blue-belt test, and I broke two boards with my right foot, and the next day I walked into school, and no one ever picked on me again. I suddenly believed in myself and respected myself. I had some inkling of my power, so the bullying stopped instantly.
Jillian Michaels -
We were far from rich, but I never remember my parents worrying about money.
Jan Schakowsky -
Please don't throw phones. They hurt. And we sell them on eBay.
Liam Payne One Direction -
Words are more powerful than some noises. Noises won't last long. Lyrics are so important, and people don't realise that.
Billie Eilish -
I still have the Triumph Palm Beach I was given for Christmas when I was 11. By today's standards, it is heavy and slow, but was my pride and joy at the time.
Jeremy Corbyn -
Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words.
Laurie Anderson