I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget.

Quote by Laurie Anderson

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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

A mother loves her children even when they least deserve to be loved.

A mother loves her children even when they least deserve to be loved.

Mothers are instinctive philosophers.

Mothers are instinctive philosophers.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.