As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true. Laurie Anderson More Quotes by Laurie Anderson More Quotes From Laurie Anderson The world is a strange and wonderful place. Laurie Anderson strange wonder world The problem with prototypes is they don't always work. Laurie Anderson prototype problem Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories. Laurie Anderson campfire technology stories Art is about paying attention. Laurie Anderson pay-attention attention art Technology today is the campfire around which we tell our stories. There's this attraction to light and to this kind of power, which is both warm and destructive. We're especially drawn to the power. Many of the images of technology are about making us more powerful, extending what we can do. Unfortunately, 95 percent of this is hype, because I think we're powerful without it. Laurie Anderson technology powerful thinking History is an angel being blown backwards into the future Laurie Anderson backwards angel When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who’s broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we don’t know where we come from … we don’t know where we are. Laurie Anderson where-we-come women broken People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret. Laurie Anderson regret ends people I believe that the purpose of death is the release of love. Laurie Anderson i-believe purpose believe If I'm confused, I just spend some time looking at the sky and falling into it. It's not a meditation that anyone taught me, it's something I've done my whole life, and liked doing, and it made me feel like nothing. Laurie Anderson confused sky fall Dogs don't just like us, they love us, and they admire us. The big reason they admire us is we invented cars. They're like, "Yes, we get to go somewhere!" Go somewhere faster, with their head out the window, and their ears, like, "Yes! Yes!" Laurie Anderson car dog ears It's good to take a longer view and think, what would I really like to do if I had no limitations whatsoever? Laurie Anderson ifs views thinking Last night, I had that dream again. I dreamt I had to take a test, in a Dairy Queen, on another planet. Laurie Anderson queens dream night You know the reason I love the stars is because we can't hurt them: we can't burn them, we can't melt them , we can't make them overflow, we can't flood them or burn them up—so we keep reacing for them Laurie Anderson stars hurt reason If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera? Laurie Anderson opera hey artist Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives. Laurie Anderson learning inspirational book I know a lot of people who have weird specialties that are not taught in schools; they're things that you learn in life. Laurie Anderson taught people school 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 kind joy art Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone. Laurie Anderson not-afraid imagine ifs We want to dedicate our music tonight to the great opportunity that we all have to begin to truly understand the events of the past few days and to act upon them with courage and with compassion as we make our plans to live in a completely new world. Laurie Anderson courage opportunity past
