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.

Quote by Laurie Anderson

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The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

I hate zoos.

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

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

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

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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....

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind...

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind...

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...

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 not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

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...

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...

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Only knowing one part to a song so you just keep singing the same line...

Only knowing one part to a song so you just keep singing the same line...

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.